The Virginian

1923
Not Rated
1h 20min

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Kenneth Harlan, Raymond Hatton, Pat O'Malley, Russell Simpson, and Florence Vidor in The Virginian (1923)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueMolly Wood arrives in a small Western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, takes a shine to her, and vows that he will make her love him. The Virginian's b... Tout lireMolly Wood arrives in a small Western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, takes a shine to her, and vows that he will make her love him. The Virginian's best friend Steve falls in with bad guys led by Trampas. The Virginian catches them cattle-... Tout lireMolly Wood arrives in a small Western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, takes a shine to her, and vows that he will make her love him. The Virginian's best friend Steve falls in with bad guys led by Trampas. The Virginian catches them cattle-rustling. As foreman, he must give the order to hang his friend. Trampas gets away and sho... Tout lire

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6/10

I still like the 1929 version the best...

... and that's unusual since early sound films are usually so experimental and often just plain awful, but with Cooper starring as the Virginian, I thought that version was superlative. But I digress.

Following the 1914 film pretty closely, this one has Kenneth Harlan in the title role, Florence Vidor as the schoolmarm, and Russell Simpson in an unusual (to me) villainous part in Trampas.

A bit slow to start, and with some irritating music (which either improved, or I got used to it), the film gets more interesting when the cattle-rustling plot comes in, and with Harlan's mixed loyalties between his boss and his pals Steve and Shorty, who have come under the influence of the horrid Trampas. As one who is used to Simpson's sympathetic roles in BILLY THE KID, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, THEY WERE EXPENDABLE, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE and WAGONMASTER, his performance is a revelation, and one wonders how many other bad guys he played. At about 80 minutes in length, this version of THE VIRGINIAN is pretty entertaining.