Beloved Rogue 1927  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Alan Crosland
Cast: John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day, Lawson Butt, Henry Victor, Mack Swain, Slim Summerville, Angelo Rossitto, Nigel De Brulier, Lucy Beaumont, Otto Matieson, Jane Winton, Rose Dione, Bertram Grassby, Dick Sutherland
Poet Francois Villon (John Barrymore) is the hero in this story about political intrigue in 15th-century France. Villon is sent into exile by King Louis XI (Conrad Veidt) after Villon insults Duke Charles of Burgundy (Lawson Butt). While escaping the clutches of Charles, Villon falls in love with the king's ward, Charlotte (Marceline Day). Later, Charles' men kidnap Charlotte, but when their evil deeds are revealed, the king bestows his blessing on Charlotte and Villon.
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Sunrise 1927 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: F.W. Murnau
Cast: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald, Sally Eilers, Gino Corrado, Ralph Sipperly, Jane Winton, Arthur Housman
Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress (1927-28) for three films: this one, "Seventh Heaven," and "Street Angel." Time has not diminished this powerful story of deceit, attempted murder, and reconciliation.
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