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Winning Of Barbara Worth
Topic Started: Oct 31 2007, 12:49 PM (219 Views)
Black Tiger
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One of my all-time favorite silents has surfaced and in an unlikely place. It's only available as part of a Gary Cooper film collection.

Ronald Coleman represents a rich land developer that wants to irrigate the desert and allegedly bring prosperity to the hard-living local farmers. Coleman falls in love with local girl, Vilma Banky, and must choose between his career and love. Cooper's part is pretty much supporting as Vilma's jealous local sweetheart. If you haven't seen this film, I urge you to seek it out. It has been unavailable commercially up until now and is one of the great silents.
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Frank Hale
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A good collection, with The Cowboy and the Lady, The Real Glory, and Vera Cruz. (The last received some criticism for not upgrading the prior DVD release, and, specifically, for not restoring the SuperScope title card.)

Specifically about “The Winning”:

Perhaps not an all-time silent favorite, but interesting on several levels.

Gary Cooper’s first credited appearance. Kevin Brownlow’s “The Parade’s Gone By” describes in detail.

Ronald Colman / Vilma Banky! Hoo-Hah!

Impressive dam-burst / flooding special effects.

Supposedly the film survives because, although Goldwyn ordered all his (independent) silents destroyed, his widow couldn’t bear to destroy The Winning because of her friendship with Coop. (A good story, if true, but we note that Stella Dallas also survives.)

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Black Tiger
Oct 31 2007, 12:49 PM
One of my all-time favorite silents has surfaced and in an unlikely place. It's only available as part of a Gary Cooper film collection.

Ronald Coleman represents a rich land developer that wants to irrigate the desert and allegedly bring prosperity to the hard-living local farmers. Coleman falls in love with local girl, Vilma Banky, and must choose between his career and love. Cooper's part is pretty much supporting as Vilma's jealous local sweetheart. If you haven't seen this film, I urge you to seek it out. It has been unavailable commercially up until now and is one of the great silents.

I obtained a copy of this off of eBay a few weeks ago, BT. Just haven't got around to sitting down and watching it.
"Life is in color--but black-and-white is more realistic..." -- Samuel Fuller, director

So many DVDs...so little time...
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