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The Beautiful City (1925 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Beautiful City' is a 1925 American drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, and William Powell.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BeautifulCity1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Beautiful City'] at silentera.com For their mother's sake, a man takes the blame for a robbery committed by his brother and his brother's gangster boss.
Cast
* Richard Barthelmess as Tony Gillardi
* Dorothy Gish as Mollie
* William Powell as Nick Di Silva
* Frank Puglia as Carlo Gillardi
* Florence Auer as Mama Gillardi
Reception
Mordaunt Hall gave a generally unfavorable review in 'The New York Times', calling 'The Beautiful City' "quite a disappointing production. ... the story would have to be greatly improved to make it entertaining." However, he did note that, "William Powell makes the villainy as impressive as possible."
Preservation
With no prints of 'The Beautiful City' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3647/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'The Beautiful City'] it is a lost film.
References
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