Found 2 collections related to Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963

Actor Richard Barthelmess, who went straight from Trinity College to silent films, gave two outstanding performances for D. W. Griffith in BROKEN BLOSSOMS (1919) and WAY DOWN EAST (1920), both with Lillian Gish. With his innocent, unsophisticated image, he was a popular leading man through the 1920s, notably TOL'ABLE DAVID (1921). With the advent of sound, he moved to supporting roles. His later films included THE DAWN PATROL (1930) and ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939). Barthelmess retired in 1942. The collection consists of four letters by Barthelmess to his friend Edward D. McDonald, a professor of English at Drexel University. The letters are mostly on personal matters though there is some mention of his films. less

Actor Richard Barthelmess formed Inspiration Pictures to make Tol'able David (1921). He founded the Inspiration Company along with Charles H. Duell and Henry King. Inspiration Pictures was located in Los Angeles, California. Collection consists of 96 albums of black and white photographs and press books of clippings for films produced by Inspiration Pictures in the 1920s. The amateur gentleman (ca. 1926), The bond boy (ca. 1922), The bright shawl (ca. 1923), Fury (ca. 1923), Ranson's folly (ca. 1926), Romola (1924), and The white sister (1923) are especially well-documented. There is also one press book of material on actress Lillian Gish, who appeared in The white sister (1923) and Romola (1924), produced by Inspiration Pictures. less