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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Fair Barbarian
| name = The Fair Barbarian
| image =
| image = Vivian Martin, film actress (SAYRE 6746).jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Still with Martin
| director = [[Robert Thornby]]
| director = [[Robert Thornby]]
| producer = [[Jesse L. Lasky]]
| producer = [[Jesse L. Lasky]]
| screenplay = Edith M. Kennedy
| screenplay = [[Edith M. Kennedy]]
| based on = {{based on|''A Fair Barbarian''|[[Frances Hodgson Burnett]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''A Fair Barbarian''|[[Frances Hodgson Burnett]]}}
| starring = [[Vivian Martin]]<br>[[Clarence Geldart]]<br>[[Douglas MacLean]]<br>[[Jane Wolfe]]<br>[[Josephine Crowell]]<br>[[Mae Busch]]
| starring = [[Vivian Martin]]<br>[[Clarence Geldart]]<br>[[Douglas MacLean]]<br>[[Jane Wolfe]]<br>[[Josephine Crowell]]<br>[[Mae Busch]]
| music =
| music =
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| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)
| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)
| budget =
| budget =
| gross =
| gross =
}}
}}
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'''''The Fair Barbarian''''' is a 1917 American [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert Thornby]] and written by [[Edith M. Kennedy]], based on an 1881 novel by [[Frances Hodgson Burnett]]. The film stars [[Vivian Martin]], [[Clarence Geldart]], [[Douglas MacLean]], [[Jane Wolfe]], [[Josephine Crowell]], and [[Mae Busch]]. The film was released on December 17, 1917, by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/90870/Fair-Barbarian/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306135409/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/90870/Fair-Barbarian/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|author=Janiss Garza|date=2016|title=Fair-Barbarian - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/493315/The-Fair-Barbarian/|title=The Fair Barbarian (1917) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> It is not known whether the film currently [[lost film|survives]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FairBarbarian1917.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Fair Barbarian''] at silentera.com</ref>

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'''''The Fair Barbarian''''' is a 1917 American [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[silent film]] directed by [[Robert Thornby]] and written by Edith M. Kennedy based upon a novel by [[Frances Hodgson Burnett]]. The film stars [[Vivian Martin]], [[Clarence Geldart]], [[Douglas MacLean]], [[Jane Wolfe]], [[Josephine Crowell]], and [[Mae Busch]]. The film was released on December 17, 1917, by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/90870/Fair-Barbarian/overview|title=Fair-Barbarian - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/493315/The-Fair-Barbarian/|title=The Fair Barbarian (1917) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref> It is not known whether the film currently [[lost film|survives]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FairBarbarian1917.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Fair Barbarian''] at silentera.com</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
As described in a [[film magazine]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Reviews: ''The Fair Barbarian'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=23 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=January 5, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald06exhi}}</ref> Octavia Bassett (Martin) of Bloody Gulch, after a breakup with her sweetheart, decides to visit her Aunt Belinda (Wolfe) in Slowbridge. Her apparel and automobile shock the inhabitants of Slowbridge, and tongues are set wagging at the musicale of Lady Theobald (Crowell). Octavia matches wits with Captain Barold (Gerrald). Lady Theobald is anxious for the Caption to marry her niece Lucia (Busch). However, Lucia loves Mr. Burmistone (Paget), a "common" mill owner. Just as Octavia has decided that she will marry the Captain, her father and Jack Belasys (MacLean), her ex-fiance, arrive in Slowbridge. The pleasure of seeing Jack and knowing that she can return to Bloody Gulch reunite Jack and Octavia.
As described in a [[film magazine]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Reviews: ''The Fair Barbarian'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=23 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=January 5, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald06exhi}}</ref> Octavia Bassett (Martin) of Bloody Gulch, after a breakup with her sweetheart, decides to visit her Aunt Belinda (Wolfe) in Slowbridge. Her apparel and automobile shock the inhabitants of Slowbridge, and tongues are set wagging at the musicale of Lady Theobald (Crowell). Octavia matches wits with Captain Barold (Gerrald). Lady Theobald is anxious for the captain to marry her niece Lucia (Busch). However, Lucia loves Mr. Burmistone (Paget), a "common" mill owner. Just as Octavia has decided that she will marry the captain, her father and Jack Belasys (MacLean), her ex-fiancé, arrive in Slowbridge. The pleasure of seeing Jack and the knowledge that she can return to Bloody Gulch reunite Jack and Octavia.


== Cast ==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Vivian Martin]] as Octavia Bassett
*[[Vivian Martin]] as Octavia Bassett
*[[Clarence Geldart]] as Martin Bassett
*[[Clarence Geldart]] as Martin Bassett
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*[[Alfred Paget]] as Mr. Burmistone
*[[Alfred Paget]] as Mr. Burmistone
*Ruth Handforth as Miss Chickie
*Ruth Handforth as Miss Chickie
*Elinor Hancock as Lady Barold
*[[Elinor Hancock]] as Lady Barold
*[[Charles K. Gerrard]] as Captain Francis Barold
*[[Charles K. Gerrard]] as Captain Francis Barold
*[[Helen Jerome Eddy]] as Maid
*[[Helen Jerome Eddy]] as Maid
*John Burton as Dugald Binnie
*John Burton as Dugald Binnie
*[[Charles Stanton Ogle|Charles Ogle]]
*[[Charles Stanton Ogle|Charles Ogle]]
}}


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0007926|The Fair Barbarian}}
*{{IMDb title|0007926|The Fair Barbarian}}
*Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1881), ''[https://archive.org/details/fairbarbarian00burnrich A Fair Barbarian]'', Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, on the Internet Archive
*Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1881), ''[https://archive.org/details/fairbarbarian00burnrich A Fair Barbarian]'', Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, on the Internet Archive
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 19 April 2023

The Fair Barbarian
Still with Martin
Directed byRobert Thornby
Screenplay byEdith M. Kennedy
Based onA Fair Barbarian
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringVivian Martin
Clarence Geldart
Douglas MacLean
Jane Wolfe
Josephine Crowell
Mae Busch
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Production
company
Pallas Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 17, 1917 (1917-12-17)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Fair Barbarian is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Edith M. Kennedy, based on an 1881 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film stars Vivian Martin, Clarence Geldart, Douglas MacLean, Jane Wolfe, Josephine Crowell, and Mae Busch. The film was released on December 17, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[3]

Plot[edit]

As described in a film magazine,[4] Octavia Bassett (Martin) of Bloody Gulch, after a breakup with her sweetheart, decides to visit her Aunt Belinda (Wolfe) in Slowbridge. Her apparel and automobile shock the inhabitants of Slowbridge, and tongues are set wagging at the musicale of Lady Theobald (Crowell). Octavia matches wits with Captain Barold (Gerrald). Lady Theobald is anxious for the captain to marry her niece Lucia (Busch). However, Lucia loves Mr. Burmistone (Paget), a "common" mill owner. Just as Octavia has decided that she will marry the captain, her father and Jack Belasys (MacLean), her ex-fiancé, arrive in Slowbridge. The pleasure of seeing Jack and the knowledge that she can return to Bloody Gulch reunite Jack and Octavia.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Janiss Garza (2016). "Fair-Barbarian - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Fair Barbarian (1917) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Fair Barbarian at silentera.com
  4. ^ "Reviews: The Fair Barbarian". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 23. January 5, 1918.

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