- Source: The Beautiful City (1925 film)
The Beautiful City is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, and William Powell. For their mother's sake, a man takes the blame for a robbery committed by his brother and his brother's gangster boss.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Tony, a young Italian flower vendor who is in love with Mollie, a young Irish neighbor woman, becomes involved in a series of dangerous events by trying to reclaim his brother, who has fallen under the influence of a gangster-theatre manager. After hard fighting, the youth’s brother is turned from evil. Then the flower seller learns the beauty of his city and finds happiness with the young woman.
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, it is a lost film.
References
External links
The Beautiful City at IMDb
The Beautiful City at the TCM Movie Database
Synopsis at AllMovie
Still with Richard Barthelmess at gettyimages.com
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