The Blue Eagle

This article is about the John Ford film. For other uses, see Blue Eagle (disambiguation).

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

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 (1926-09-12)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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

Janet Gaynor in 1927

• 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

1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Blue Eagle". silentera.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
2. "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