Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1925
The Bridge of Sighs (1925 film)
Buy The Bridge of Sighs (1925 film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'The Bridge of Sighs' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Louis D. Lighton and Hope Loring. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Creighton Hale, Richard Tucker, Alec B. Francis, Ralph Lewis, and Cliff Saum. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 1, 1925.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Billy, the son of William Craig, rushes to the rescue of Linda Harper when she is almost hit by a taxi. He finds out that she is the daughter of an old employee of his father. Billy wins her friendship and love. When Billy's father refuses to give him more money to spend, he thinks it is a great joke to take it from a pile on his father's desk. John Harper is accused of stealing the money and is sent to prison. Billy confesses his guilt, but his father has him shanghaied to prevent any shame to his mother. Billy returns to find his mother dead and Harper at home ill after serving his prison sentence. Harper's only request is that the truth be kept from Linda. Linda is on her way to see Glenn Hayden in a desperate attempt to borrow money for her father. Billy rescues her from a man's attentions and they decide to get married immediately.
Cast
Preservation status
An incomplete print of 'The Bridge of Sighs' survives in the French archive Centre national du cinma et de l'image anime in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.23/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Bridge of Sighs']
References
Buy The Bridge of Sighs (1925 film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1925