*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s holding a golden chalice of Barq’s Root Beer and wearing a black leather jacket, ManDeLorean t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and Gargoyle shades*
W: Welcome to my lair…..welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock.
*Warlock levitates before walking inside*
W: Welcome back to Public Domain Day part 2. For those that missed it yesterday, as of January 1st a whole bunch of movies entered Public Domain for free and fair use by anyone. After Don Juan was fun to sit through for an hour and 52 minutes, today’s movie will be the hour and 29 minute romantic THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH. What’s this about? I have absolutely no idea. The only actor I recognize in it is Gary Cooper who a year from this point will be in the very first Best Picture winning Wings. But that’s a different winning than today.
<Warlock takes his seat in the middle of the couch>
W: The movie is rated 7 out of 10 on IMDB so I hope at least its quick to sit through. As with any other silent movie there will be no dialogue so we’re going to have to rely on title cards and music to tell the story. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH.
Directed by Henry King
Written by Harold Bell Wright, Frances Marion, Rupert Hughes and Lenore J Coffee
Cast:
| Ronald Colman | … | Willard Holmes | |
| Vilma Bánky | … | Barbara Worth | |
| Gary Cooper | … | Abe Lee | |
| Charles Lane | … | Jefferson Worth | |
| Paul McAllister | … | The Seer | |
| E.J. Ratcliffe | … | James Greenfield | |
| Clyde Cook | … | Tex | |
| Erwin Connelly | … | Pat Mooney | |
| Ed Brady | … | McDonald | |
| Sammy Blum | … | Horace Blanton | |
| Fred Esmelton | … | George Cartwright | |
| William Patton | … | Little Rosebud- A Black Child | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Odel Conley | … | Minor Role | |
| Ray Cahill | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Carmencita Johnson | … | Barbara Worth as a Child (uncredited) | |
| Paul Koseris | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Lawrence Lang | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Buddy McNeal | … | Abe Lee as a Child (uncredited) | |
| Joey Olaeta | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| W.H. Orton | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Albert Smith | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Virgil Smith | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Glen Walters | … | Tall Flirty Woman at Dance (uncredited) | |
| Edith Wells | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Henry Wells | … | Boy (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Wells | … | Girl (uncredited) | |
| Clarence Wilson | … | Barber (uncredited) | |
| P.H. Wolf | … | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Jack Wycoffe | … | Minor Role (uncredited) |
*Warlock reads the tag-line*
W: “While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher’s daughter.”
W: Why do I have the feeling this is going to suck?
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