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The Cavalier (film)

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'The Cavalier' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat, distributed by Tiffany Studios, and starring Richard Talmadge and Barbara Bedford.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Cavalier1928.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Cavalier'] at silentera.com

Plot



The story takes place in old Mexico, where a masked rider (Talmadge) and an impoverished girl (Bedford) fall in love, against her father's wishes. When she leaves with him, her father sends his gang in a chase after the two lovers.

Cast



Background/Production



Originally intended to be an all-sound film, the picture was shot silent and was distributed with a music and special effects soundtrack, with no dialogue, due to technical issues with the sound synchronization equipment.

Preservation



Previously considered to be a lost film,[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnetiffany.html 'The Cavalier', Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: 'Lost Tiffany films of - 1928'] the film exists in the Spanish archive Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1045/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Cavalier']

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