''Rose of the Golden West'' is a surviving 1927 American
silent romantic drama film produced by
Richard A. Rowland and released by
First National Pictures. It was directed by
George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer.
Career
Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed ...
and starred
Mary Astor
Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...
and
Gilbert Roland
Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994), known professionally as Gilbert Roland, was a Mexican-born American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades from the 1920s until the 1980s. He was twice no ...
.
Cast
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Mary Astor
Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...
as Elena Vallero
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Gilbert Roland
Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994), known professionally as Gilbert Roland, was a Mexican-born American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades from the 1920s until the 1980s. He was twice no ...
as Juan
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Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz (4 August 1862 – 25 December 1943) was a German film actor and director. He settled in the United States. He was born in Haimhausen, Bavaria, and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 81.
Biography
Gustav von Seyffertit ...
as Gomez
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Montagu Love
Montagu Love (15 March 1877 – 17 May 1943) was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor.
Early years
Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Love was the son of Harry Love and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad; his father was listed as accountant ...
as General Vallero
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Flora Finch
Flora Finch (17 June 1867 – 4 January 1940) was an English-born vaudevillian, stage and film actress who starred in over 300 silent films, including over 200 for the Vitagraph Studios film company. The vast majority of her films from the sil ...
as Senora Comba
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Harvey Clark as Thomas Larkin
*Roel Muriel as The Mother Superior
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André Cheron as The Russian Prince
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Romaine Fielding
Romaine Fielding (born William Grant Blandin; May 22, 1867 – December 15, 1927) was an American actor, screenwriter, and silent film director known for his dramatic westerns. He was also known as Royal A. Blandin.
Early life and stage career
...
as Secretary
*Thur Fairfax as Orderly
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William Conklin
William Conklin (December 25, 1872 – March 21, 1935) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 80 silent films between 1913 and 1929. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography
* ''Ariz ...
as Commander Sloat
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Christina Montt as Senorita Gonzalez
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Cullen Tate
Cullen Tate (March 10, 1886 – October 12, 1947) was an American assistant director as well as a director. He was nominated for an Oscar in the dead category of Best Assistant Director at the 1934 Academy Awards for the film '' Cleopatra''. ...
Preservation status
A print of ''Rose of the Golden West'' survives in the
Narodni Filmovy Archiv.
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Rose of the Golden West''
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References
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Lobby poster
1927 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by George Fitzmaurice
Films based on short fiction
First National Pictures films
American romantic drama films
American black-and-white films
1927 romantic drama films
1920s American films
Silent American romantic drama films
Surviving American silent films
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