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| ~Body and Soul~ 1927 |
| ~299-18: Lionel Barrymore & Aileen Pringle~ |
| ~299-22: Norman Kerry & Aileen Pringle~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Dr. Leyden, a brilliant surgeon driven by drink to disgrace, retires to an Alpine village in Switzerland
and there becomes enamored of Hilda, a servant at the inn where he lives. To win her love, he
intercepts the letter written to her by Ruffo, a dashing ski jumper; and assuming she has been deserted
by her lover, Hilda marries the doctor. When Ruffo returns, Leyden, remorseful and also intensely
jealous, takes seriously Ruffo's suggestion that he brand his wife. He sinks lower when Ruffo takes
Hilda away, but in the end he saves the life of his rival and is himself killed in a snow avalanche.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
and there becomes enamored of Hilda, a servant at the inn where he lives. To win her love, he
intercepts the letter written to her by Ruffo, a dashing ski jumper; and assuming she has been deserted
by her lover, Hilda marries the doctor. When Ruffo returns, Leyden, remorseful and also intensely
jealous, takes seriously Ruffo's suggestion that he brand his wife. He sinks lower when Ruffo takes
Hilda away, but in the end he saves the life of his rival and is himself killed in a snow avalanche.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Reginald Barker Written by: Elliott J. Clawson Joseph Farnham - titles Based on the short story "Body and Soul" by Katharine Newlin Burt in Everybody's (Jan-Jul 1919). |
| ~Cast~ Aileen Pringle ...Hilda Norman Kerry ...Ruffo Lionel Barrymore ...Dr. Leyden T. Roy Barnes ...The Postman |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Cinematography by: Percy Hilburn Film Editing by: William LeVanway Costume Design by: René Hubert Assistant Director: Nick Grinde Sets: Cedric Gibbons & A. Arnold Gillespie Length: 6 Reels Runtime: 60 Minutes Released: October 1, 1927 |
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