Don Juan (1926)
Only the most die-hard silent movie fans will enjoy sitting through this long drama. The classic story of the famed Spanish lover is played by the famed Hollywood lover John Barrymore. He seduces every woman he meets, and the women who pass through the revolving door of his bedroom don’t really care that he’s not monogamous. And while Estelle Taylor looks forward to a hot and heavy affair, John sets his cap at the innocent Mary Astor, whose promised to another.
There are a couple of scenes that stand out from this movie, but most of it is rather long and not for those with short attention spans. In the beginning, John plays his own father and finds out his wife has been unfaithful. In accordance with tragic legends, John traps her lover while he’s hiding behind an alcove and orders the alcove sealed by stone and mortar. His wife wails and begs him to stop, but he just flashes an angry grin and refuses, imparting a gift to his baby son: trust no woman. In Don Juan’s entrance scene, three women are shown in various stages of coming and going from his bedroom. To avoid a massive catfight, John and his faithful servant tell each woman that her husband or betrothed is on his way to the house and she must leave immediately. It’s a pretty funny scene, especially given the pre-Code attitude towards promiscuity.
If you love John Barrymore, this is one of his more famous roles. If you’re looking for Mary Astor in a silent movie, this is one of the only ones of hers I could find—which is also the case for Myrna Loy, who plays Estelle’s ladies’ maid. And if you want to see Mary and John together, since they had an affair offstage, you can rent either this one or Beau Brummell.
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More Mary Astor movies here!
Moore Myrna Loy movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1948's Adventures of Don Juan here!
There are a couple of scenes that stand out from this movie, but most of it is rather long and not for those with short attention spans. In the beginning, John plays his own father and finds out his wife has been unfaithful. In accordance with tragic legends, John traps her lover while he’s hiding behind an alcove and orders the alcove sealed by stone and mortar. His wife wails and begs him to stop, but he just flashes an angry grin and refuses, imparting a gift to his baby son: trust no woman. In Don Juan’s entrance scene, three women are shown in various stages of coming and going from his bedroom. To avoid a massive catfight, John and his faithful servant tell each woman that her husband or betrothed is on his way to the house and she must leave immediately. It’s a pretty funny scene, especially given the pre-Code attitude towards promiscuity.
If you love John Barrymore, this is one of his more famous roles. If you’re looking for Mary Astor in a silent movie, this is one of the only ones of hers I could find—which is also the case for Myrna Loy, who plays Estelle’s ladies’ maid. And if you want to see Mary and John together, since they had an affair offstage, you can rent either this one or Beau Brummell.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Cinema Central Seleus B" for posting!
More Mary Astor movies here!
Moore Myrna Loy movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1948's Adventures of Don Juan here!