The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle
	Theatrical poster to The Blue Eagle (1926)
Directed by	John Ford (uncredited)
Written by	Gordon Rigby (scenario); Malcolm Stuart Boylan (titles)
Based on	"The Lord's Referee"; by Gerald Beaumont
Produced by	John Ford
Starring	George O'Brien; Janet Gaynor
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	September 12, 1926;
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Blue Eagle is a 1926 American action film directed by John Ford.^[1]

Plot

George Darcy and Tim Ryan, rival gang leaders, find themselves working on the machinery of a U.S. Navy ship during World War I. For a time, their rivalry over politics and a young woman named Rose is put to rest by shipboard discipline, but the ship's chaplain, Father Joe, finally decides to have them meet in a ring. The fight is interrupted by a submarine attack, but the attack is repelled. After the war, their feud continues until drug dealers kill one of George's brothers and a friend of Tim's. Together, George and Tim attack the dealers' hideout and blow up their submarine. Later, under Father Joe's auspices, a fight is arranged between them, and George emerges victorious.

Cast

George O'Brien as George Darcy
Janet Gaynor as Rose Kelly
William Russell as Big Tim Ryan
Margaret Livingston as Mrs. Mary Rohan
Robert Edeson as Chaplain Regan, aka Father Joe
Philip Ford as Limpy Darcy (as Phillip Ford)
David Butler as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Lew Short as Sergeant Kelly
Ralph Sipperly as Slats "Dip" Mulligan
Jerry Madden as Baby Tom
Jack Herrick as "On Da Nose" Sailor (uncredited)
Jack Pennick as Ship's crewman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan as Sailor Giving George Boxing Gloves (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook as Bascom, a Stoker (uncredited)

Preservation

Prints of The Blue Eagle are in the Library of Congress film archive and in the UCLA Film and Television Archive, but one reel is missing.^[2]

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Blue Eagle". silentera.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
^ "The Blue Eagle". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

External links

The Blue Eagle at IMDb
The Blue Eagle on YouTube

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[silentera-1] "Progressive Silent Film List: The Blue Eagle". silentera.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.

[LOC-2] "The Blue Eagle". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

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Television	"Rookie of the Year" (1955) "The Colter Craven Story" (1960) "Flashing Spikes" (1962)
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Documentaries and training films	Torpedo Squadron (1942) Sex Hygiene (1942) The Battle of Midway (1942) December 7th: The Movie (1943) Undercover (1943) This Is Korea (1951) Korea: Battleground for Liberty (1959) Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1970) Vietnam! Vietnam! (1971) (produced and co-wrote)
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