Barrymore
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zpzjones — 20 years ago(November 22, 2005 08:50 AM)
Hi all, The Incorrigible Dukane is JB's earliest surviving silent film(vintage 1915). I would love to see it and have written Kino thinking they might want to release it and Raffles the Amateur Cracksman. Dukane is listed on the web as being available from a company called Kavel.
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dain_bramaged_926 — 20 years ago(December 26, 2005 11:08 AM)
I love the guy. I wouldn't call him one of my favourites, but he's given some great performances and his personal life was very interesting. I love the job he did in "Dinner at Eight". The death scence was amazing.
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Trilby06 — 20 years ago(February 06, 2006 07:47 PM)
That's a movie I'm trying to get but it's difficult. I have seen many movies starring Barrymore,one of my favorites is "Svengali". When I see this movie I don't realize I'm just watching a film but as if I were having a lesson in acting by the best actor in the world. I've seen today "the beloved rogue" and probably in two weeks i'll be able to watch "true confession".
I read about his life, his bitterness and joy and at least i can say that this man touched hell and heaven, he lived at full grasping the drama and the joy in all his life. He was a genius in many ways. Eccentric and passionate. His alcoholism was one of his weakness but the actor he was will remain forever. -
zpzjones — 18 years ago(September 09, 2007 01:59 PM)
yeah, I agree with ther est of your. I wish that he had lived at least another 20 or even 30 years. That way he would have been available to do some early television. Maybe a guest comic appearance on I Love Lucy as o5b4ne of Fred's old drinking buddies(smiles). Gosh do you realise that if he had lived into the 60s he would have been in his 80s. He was the youngest of the three siblings and the first to die. I personally think he got into some very bad liquor in the 1920s when alcohol was illegal and people were selling ANYTHING. To a severe/chronic alcoholic he/she is going to drink anything no matter where it comes from and not question what he's drinking. Rot gut alcohol they called it and I think JB's health problems in the 30s stemmed from the garbage he drank in the 20s. If he had lived into the 1970s he might have lived to see his granddaughter Drew born. Ever think about that. Hmmm!.
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metalman091 — 13 years ago(March 30, 2013 12:15 AM)
Does anyone think that John Barrymore would have made an excellent John Wilkes Booth? He was handsome like Booth, he was a legend in the theater like Booth and he came from a great acting family like Booth. He just wasn't evil like Booth.
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Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(July 24, 2015 11:56 AM)
I'm a big fan of John. He's one of the greatest film actors of his generation. It must have been quite a treat to have seen him live on stage. I saw
A Bill of Divorcement
for the first time a few weeks ago, John broke my heart in that.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
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