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John Barrymore (Interview / Drunk)
Filmed in 1939, an inebriated John Barrymore was on the eve of his return to Broadway for a comedy entitled, My Dear Children with his fourth wife, Elaine Jacobs. The play ran for thirty-three weeks around the country and gained him a lot of publicity, but it was mainly for his profane ad-libbing and straying off into tangents on-stage. It was a train-wreck as described by his friend Eloise Sheldon, "He broke my heart. He could be so wonderful, but by the time I knew him he was already destroyed. We shared the alley where the Selwyn and Harris Theatres joined, and I could have cried daily to see the curious that came around just to see what shocking things he'd say or do. Because he could be so simple and dear, it was one of the saddest things I've ever seen." Orson Welles befriended Barry...
published: 20 May 2011
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The Untold Truth and Sad Ending Of John Drew Barrymore
The Untold Truth and Sad Ending Of John Drew Barrymore.
John Drew Barrymore did not pursue an acting career in the first place because his mother prevented him. His mother doesn't want him to follow the same path as his father, who happens to be an alcoholic and most of all knows the dark sides of the film business.
published: 06 Apr 2022
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Katharine Hepburn's John Barrymore Story | The Dick Cavett Show
Katharine regales what John Barrymore said to her after a casting.
Date aired - 2nd October 1973 - Katherine Hepburn
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starre...
published: 31 Dec 2018
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John Barrymore recites "To be or not to be"
From John Barrymore's last film, "Playmates." The only moment of greatness in this otherwise terrible comedy is Barrymore's farewell to Shakespeare, perhaps the most moving version of Hamlet's soliloquy on film.
published: 13 Mar 2016
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The Tragic Ending Of John Barrymore: From Triumph to Tragedy
The Tragic Ending Of John Barrymore: From Triumph to Tragedy.
The Barrymore family has produced many outstanding stars in the entertainment industry, and one of them is John Barrymore. He is considered one of the first great movie stars. With his handsome looks and superior acting ability, he has mesmerized the audience on all kinds of stages in which he performed. However, unfortunately, he was also one of the first big stars to self-destruct his personal career.
published: 19 Jan 2022
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Drew Puts Her Face in Her Grandfather’s Face-Print at the Famous Grauman's Chinese Theater
Drew shows us some of her family history at the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. She takes us to the face print of her grandfather and legendary actor John Barrymore.
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published: 17 May 2022
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John Barrymore’s Final Years Were Downright Humiliating
Did you know that John Barrymore drank so much that he needed cue cards to remember his lines, and that his famous granddaughter Drew Barrymore claims that his body was stolen from the morgue by a trio of performers that included W.C. Fields? John Barrymore was a legendary Hollywood actor that started out in the era of silent films and managed to be just as successful when films with sound were introduced. This made John stand out from many of his silent-film contemporaries, though the actor wouldn’t have such great luck later in his life. As a result of alcoholism, John suffered greatly in the later years of his life and died a shell of his former self. In the years leading up to his death, the actor had become a parody of the man that he used to be.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intr...
published: 03 Sep 2022
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" JOHN BARRYMORE " 1965 BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST ACTORS XD47714
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This episode of David L. Wolper Production’s “Biography" profiles actor John Barrymore. It begins with a montage of memorable Barrymore moments from various films (0:09). He applies makeup backstage (1:07). “He was called the greatest American actor of his time — of all time.” Title sequence from 1:23.
An illustration of his face in profile (1:56) introduces our hero, John Barrymore. For more than a century, his family lived on and for the stage (2:30). From 2:39 to 3:07, scenes from various stage productions—including what appears to be blackface (3:01).
One of the leading actors of this time was Maurice Barrymore (3:08). His wife, Georgina Dr...
published: 10 Jul 2022
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Best Perfomances of John Barrymore -Top Ten
The best acting of a striking man.The legend of John Barrymore.
published: 29 Jan 2017
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THE DEATH OF JOHN BARRYMORE
This video details the death of actor John Barrymore!
published: 21 Aug 2015
2:22
John Barrymore (Interview / Drunk)
Filmed in 1939, an inebriated John Barrymore was on the eve of his return to Broadway for a comedy entitled, My Dear Children with his fourth wife, Elaine Jacob...
Filmed in 1939, an inebriated John Barrymore was on the eve of his return to Broadway for a comedy entitled, My Dear Children with his fourth wife, Elaine Jacobs. The play ran for thirty-three weeks around the country and gained him a lot of publicity, but it was mainly for his profane ad-libbing and straying off into tangents on-stage. It was a train-wreck as described by his friend Eloise Sheldon, "He broke my heart. He could be so wonderful, but by the time I knew him he was already destroyed. We shared the alley where the Selwyn and Harris Theatres joined, and I could have cried daily to see the curious that came around just to see what shocking things he'd say or do. Because he could be so simple and dear, it was one of the saddest things I've ever seen." Orson Welles befriended Barrymore around this time and often dined with him after his performance, "He was so generous to a young theatre man like myself and so kindly and so gentlemanly and so warm. He was such a good man. He was so sick he could hardly get through it and pretended to be drunk. He knew he was prostituting himself, and that everybody he cared about was ashamed of him, but he managed to play it as though it were a great lark, and to bring the audience into it as though they were at a party. A great performance, really."
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Filmed in 1939, an inebriated John Barrymore was on the eve of his return to Broadway for a comedy entitled, My Dear Children with his fourth wife, Elaine Jacobs. The play ran for thirty-three weeks around the country and gained him a lot of publicity, but it was mainly for his profane ad-libbing and straying off into tangents on-stage. It was a train-wreck as described by his friend Eloise Sheldon, "He broke my heart. He could be so wonderful, but by the time I knew him he was already destroyed. We shared the alley where the Selwyn and Harris Theatres joined, and I could have cried daily to see the curious that came around just to see what shocking things he'd say or do. Because he could be so simple and dear, it was one of the saddest things I've ever seen." Orson Welles befriended Barrymore around this time and often dined with him after his performance, "He was so generous to a young theatre man like myself and so kindly and so gentlemanly and so warm. He was such a good man. He was so sick he could hardly get through it and pretended to be drunk. He knew he was prostituting himself, and that everybody he cared about was ashamed of him, but he managed to play it as though it were a great lark, and to bring the audience into it as though they were at a party. A great performance, really."
- published: 20 May 2011
- views: 78895
5:48
The Untold Truth and Sad Ending Of John Drew Barrymore
The Untold Truth and Sad Ending Of John Drew Barrymore.
John Drew Barrymore did not pursue an acting career in the first place because his mother prevented him....
The Untold Truth and Sad Ending Of John Drew Barrymore.
John Drew Barrymore did not pursue an acting career in the first place because his mother prevented him. His mother doesn't want him to follow the same path as his father, who happens to be an alcoholic and most of all knows the dark sides of the film business.
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The Untold Truth and Sad Ending Of John Drew Barrymore.
John Drew Barrymore did not pursue an acting career in the first place because his mother prevented him. His mother doesn't want him to follow the same path as his father, who happens to be an alcoholic and most of all knows the dark sides of the film business.
- published: 06 Apr 2022
- views: 8787
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Katharine Hepburn's John Barrymore Story | The Dick Cavett Show
Katharine regales what John Barrymore said to her after a casting.
Date aired - 2nd October 1973 - Katherine Hepburn
For clip licensing opportunities please ...
Katharine regales what John Barrymore said to her after a casting.
Date aired - 2nd October 1973 - Katherine Hepburn
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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Katharine regales what John Barrymore said to her after a casting.
Date aired - 2nd October 1973 - Katherine Hepburn
For clip licensing opportunities please visit https://www.globalimageworks.com/the-dick-cavett-show
Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
#thedickcavettshow
- published: 31 Dec 2018
- views: 14721
1:47
John Barrymore recites "To be or not to be"
From John Barrymore's last film, "Playmates." The only moment of greatness in this otherwise terrible comedy is Barrymore's farewell to Shakespeare, perhaps the...
From John Barrymore's last film, "Playmates." The only moment of greatness in this otherwise terrible comedy is Barrymore's farewell to Shakespeare, perhaps the most moving version of Hamlet's soliloquy on film.
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From John Barrymore's last film, "Playmates." The only moment of greatness in this otherwise terrible comedy is Barrymore's farewell to Shakespeare, perhaps the most moving version of Hamlet's soliloquy on film.
- published: 13 Mar 2016
- views: 6666
8:53
The Tragic Ending Of John Barrymore: From Triumph to Tragedy
The Tragic Ending Of John Barrymore: From Triumph to Tragedy.
The Barrymore family has produced many outstanding stars in the entertainment industry, and one of...
The Tragic Ending Of John Barrymore: From Triumph to Tragedy.
The Barrymore family has produced many outstanding stars in the entertainment industry, and one of them is John Barrymore. He is considered one of the first great movie stars. With his handsome looks and superior acting ability, he has mesmerized the audience on all kinds of stages in which he performed. However, unfortunately, he was also one of the first big stars to self-destruct his personal career.
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The Tragic Ending Of John Barrymore: From Triumph to Tragedy.
The Barrymore family has produced many outstanding stars in the entertainment industry, and one of them is John Barrymore. He is considered one of the first great movie stars. With his handsome looks and superior acting ability, he has mesmerized the audience on all kinds of stages in which he performed. However, unfortunately, he was also one of the first big stars to self-destruct his personal career.
- published: 19 Jan 2022
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Drew Puts Her Face in Her Grandfather’s Face-Print at the Famous Grauman's Chinese Theater
Drew shows us some of her family history at the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. She takes us to the face print of her grandfather and leg...
Drew shows us some of her family history at the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. She takes us to the face print of her grandfather and legendary actor John Barrymore.
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Drew Puts Her Face in Her Grandfathers Face-Print at the World Famous Grauman's Chinese Theater
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Drew shows us some of her family history at the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. She takes us to the face print of her grandfather and legendary actor John Barrymore.
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The Drew Barrymore Show is daytime’s brightest destination for intelligent optimism and maximum fun, featuring everyone’s favorite actor, businessperson, mom and cultural icon, Drew Barrymore! From news to pop culture, human interest to comedy - you’ll discover it here with Drew along with the beauty and wisdom, as well as the heart and humor in life.
Drew Puts Her Face in Her Grandfathers Face-Print at the World Famous Grauman's Chinese Theater
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- published: 17 May 2022
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8:47
John Barrymore’s Final Years Were Downright Humiliating
Did you know that John Barrymore drank so much that he needed cue cards to remember his lines, and that his famous granddaughter Drew Barrymore claims that his ...
Did you know that John Barrymore drank so much that he needed cue cards to remember his lines, and that his famous granddaughter Drew Barrymore claims that his body was stolen from the morgue by a trio of performers that included W.C. Fields? John Barrymore was a legendary Hollywood actor that started out in the era of silent films and managed to be just as successful when films with sound were introduced. This made John stand out from many of his silent-film contemporaries, though the actor wouldn’t have such great luck later in his life. As a result of alcoholism, John suffered greatly in the later years of his life and died a shell of his former self. In the years leading up to his death, the actor had become a parody of the man that he used to be.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - John Barrymore’s Early Life
01:35 - John Showed His First Signs of Hedonism as a Teen
02:56 - John Watched His Father Have a Public Breakdown
04:32 - John Survived the Introduction of Talkies
05:48 - The End of John’s Life Was Humiliating
07:05 - Outro
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John was born into a show-business family and was the youngest of three children. The actor made his debut on the stage at the turn of the century, appearing in a play that was directed by his father. John Barrymore was 18 years old at the time, and he would go on to become one of the defining film stars of Hollywood’s earliest years. Before that, however, John became a sensation on Broadway thanks to numerous hit roles in Shakespeare productions.
John retired from Broadway during the 1920s and decided to dedicate himself to the screen full time. The peak of the actor’s success came in 1930 when he appeared in Moby Dick. Over the course of the 1930s, John’s celebrity status became compromised as a result of the actor’s alcoholism. By the end of his life, the actor was a shell of his former self. Join Facts Verse as we explore how John Barrymore’s final years were downright humiliating.
John Barrymore’s Final Years Were Downright Humiliating
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Did you know that John Barrymore drank so much that he needed cue cards to remember his lines, and that his famous granddaughter Drew Barrymore claims that his body was stolen from the morgue by a trio of performers that included W.C. Fields? John Barrymore was a legendary Hollywood actor that started out in the era of silent films and managed to be just as successful when films with sound were introduced. This made John stand out from many of his silent-film contemporaries, though the actor wouldn’t have such great luck later in his life. As a result of alcoholism, John suffered greatly in the later years of his life and died a shell of his former self. In the years leading up to his death, the actor had become a parody of the man that he used to be.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - John Barrymore’s Early Life
01:35 - John Showed His First Signs of Hedonism as a Teen
02:56 - John Watched His Father Have a Public Breakdown
04:32 - John Survived the Introduction of Talkies
05:48 - The End of John’s Life Was Humiliating
07:05 - Outro
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John was born into a show-business family and was the youngest of three children. The actor made his debut on the stage at the turn of the century, appearing in a play that was directed by his father. John Barrymore was 18 years old at the time, and he would go on to become one of the defining film stars of Hollywood’s earliest years. Before that, however, John became a sensation on Broadway thanks to numerous hit roles in Shakespeare productions.
John retired from Broadway during the 1920s and decided to dedicate himself to the screen full time. The peak of the actor’s success came in 1930 when he appeared in Moby Dick. Over the course of the 1930s, John’s celebrity status became compromised as a result of the actor’s alcoholism. By the end of his life, the actor was a shell of his former self. Join Facts Verse as we explore how John Barrymore’s final years were downright humiliating.
John Barrymore’s Final Years Were Downright Humiliating
- published: 03 Sep 2022
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" JOHN BARRYMORE " 1965 BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST ACTORS XD47714
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This episode of David L. Wolper Production’s “Biography" profiles actor John Barrymore. It begins with a montage of memorable Barrymore moments from various films (0:09). He applies makeup backstage (1:07). “He was called the greatest American actor of his time — of all time.” Title sequence from 1:23.
An illustration of his face in profile (1:56) introduces our hero, John Barrymore. For more than a century, his family lived on and for the stage (2:30). From 2:39 to 3:07, scenes from various stage productions—including what appears to be blackface (3:01).
One of the leading actors of this time was Maurice Barrymore (3:08). His wife, Georgina Drew (3:17) was “a member of a legendary theatrical family.” They are parents to John Barrymore. Childhood portraits of John Barrymore and his siblings from 3:25. The young Barrymores dreamed of playing piano and painting.
Barrymore as a young man from 3:59. His somber artwork (4:18) may reflect his mental torment. His sister, Ethel, and brother, Lionel, are actors (4:33). At 21, John joins them (4:48).
Lionel introduces John to silent films (5:06), calling them “his most important discovery in an unremitting campaign against hard work.” John plays Raffles, gentleman jewel thief (5:27). After a brawl scene (5:43), Raffles jumps ship (5:58), evading gunfire (6:05). Swimming onshore, he gives his stolen jewels a kiss (6:09). At 6:30, his classic portrayal of Dr. Jekyll: a painful transformation into Hyde.
At 42, he falls in love with Michael Strange (7:29). They divorce after a quarrelsome marriage (7:32).
Barrymore returns to the theatre, playing demanding Shakespearean roles. A poster promotes “THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD III” (7:49); another promoting “TRAGEDY OF HAMLET” (7:52). From 8:12, photos of wild-eyed Barrymore playing Hamlet, dramatic lighting. He performs the famous “To be, or not to be” soliloquy in a voiceover.
He returns to Hollywood. At 9:16, Barrymore as English dandy, Beau Brummell. Footage of the glittering Hollywood Boulevard at night, the flashing signs of El Capitan and Hotel Christie (9:37). From 9:40, a montage of musicians playing, revelers dancing, couples romancing—and abundant alcohol—representing the careless indulgence of the Roaring Twenties.
Barrymore temporarily escapes to the sea, near Southern California (9:55), playing with seals (10:12). From 10:38, Barrymore sailing with pet monkey, Clementine—the contents of his diary express hope for love.
In May of 1925, he meets Dolores Costello (11:03). They star together in “The Sea Beast” (11:18). Barrymore marries Costello (11:53).
Barrymore in “Don Juan” from 12:16. High-action fencing including stunts (12:19). In the early 1930s, Barrymore begins to play grotesque villains. Barrymore plays the sinister Svengali (12:59), opposite young scene partner, Marian Marsh. Their story of unrequited love (13:37) perhaps reflecting Barrymore’s personal fears.
In “The Mad Genius,” Barrymore relays a life-long nightmare of nearly reaching heartbreaking happiness—just before being dragged ruthlessly down by a great claw (14:29). Barrymore drinks heavily and struggles emotionally (15:39). He brawls with actress Carole Lombard in madcap comedy, “Twentieth Century” (15:55).
In 1935, another divorce. Merely a year later, Barrymore meets 19-year-old Elaine Barrie (17:12). Barrie acts (17:34) in “How to Undress in Front of Your Husband” (17:39). At 18:07, they are together at a park, just married. Barrymore calls her “Madame Barrymore,” a name he hopes she’ll “have for a lifetime.” In less than a month, they begin to quarrel.
Spotlights at 18:51. It’s Barrymore’s imprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. His famous left-side profile is imprinted into the wet concrete by Sid Grauman (19:01). He wipes off his face (19:11).
Barrymore at an NBC radio studio (19:15), recording for Rudy Vallée’s show with Jane Withers. Too shaky to stand, he plays a cruel satirization of himself.
Barrymore is backstage at the theatre to play Hamlet once again (20:13). In an interview filmed the night before the Broadway opening, he seems incoherent, even drunk. (20:20). At 21:67, he shows off the “Barrymore Profile,” or “as much of it as is left” (21:46).
From 22:11, an overlay of young Barrymore over footage of an empty theatre, revealing a stage lit by a single spotlight, illuminating an actor not there. Barrymore as Hamlet in voiceover, as the curtains close (23:29) to dramatic timpani fanfare. On May 29, 1942, at the age of 60, John Barrymore is dead (23:40)
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This episode of David L. Wolper Production’s “Biography" profiles actor John Barrymore. It begins with a montage of memorable Barrymore moments from various films (0:09). He applies makeup backstage (1:07). “He was called the greatest American actor of his time — of all time.” Title sequence from 1:23.
An illustration of his face in profile (1:56) introduces our hero, John Barrymore. For more than a century, his family lived on and for the stage (2:30). From 2:39 to 3:07, scenes from various stage productions—including what appears to be blackface (3:01).
One of the leading actors of this time was Maurice Barrymore (3:08). His wife, Georgina Drew (3:17) was “a member of a legendary theatrical family.” They are parents to John Barrymore. Childhood portraits of John Barrymore and his siblings from 3:25. The young Barrymores dreamed of playing piano and painting.
Barrymore as a young man from 3:59. His somber artwork (4:18) may reflect his mental torment. His sister, Ethel, and brother, Lionel, are actors (4:33). At 21, John joins them (4:48).
Lionel introduces John to silent films (5:06), calling them “his most important discovery in an unremitting campaign against hard work.” John plays Raffles, gentleman jewel thief (5:27). After a brawl scene (5:43), Raffles jumps ship (5:58), evading gunfire (6:05). Swimming onshore, he gives his stolen jewels a kiss (6:09). At 6:30, his classic portrayal of Dr. Jekyll: a painful transformation into Hyde.
At 42, he falls in love with Michael Strange (7:29). They divorce after a quarrelsome marriage (7:32).
Barrymore returns to the theatre, playing demanding Shakespearean roles. A poster promotes “THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD III” (7:49); another promoting “TRAGEDY OF HAMLET” (7:52). From 8:12, photos of wild-eyed Barrymore playing Hamlet, dramatic lighting. He performs the famous “To be, or not to be” soliloquy in a voiceover.
He returns to Hollywood. At 9:16, Barrymore as English dandy, Beau Brummell. Footage of the glittering Hollywood Boulevard at night, the flashing signs of El Capitan and Hotel Christie (9:37). From 9:40, a montage of musicians playing, revelers dancing, couples romancing—and abundant alcohol—representing the careless indulgence of the Roaring Twenties.
Barrymore temporarily escapes to the sea, near Southern California (9:55), playing with seals (10:12). From 10:38, Barrymore sailing with pet monkey, Clementine—the contents of his diary express hope for love.
In May of 1925, he meets Dolores Costello (11:03). They star together in “The Sea Beast” (11:18). Barrymore marries Costello (11:53).
Barrymore in “Don Juan” from 12:16. High-action fencing including stunts (12:19). In the early 1930s, Barrymore begins to play grotesque villains. Barrymore plays the sinister Svengali (12:59), opposite young scene partner, Marian Marsh. Their story of unrequited love (13:37) perhaps reflecting Barrymore’s personal fears.
In “The Mad Genius,” Barrymore relays a life-long nightmare of nearly reaching heartbreaking happiness—just before being dragged ruthlessly down by a great claw (14:29). Barrymore drinks heavily and struggles emotionally (15:39). He brawls with actress Carole Lombard in madcap comedy, “Twentieth Century” (15:55).
In 1935, another divorce. Merely a year later, Barrymore meets 19-year-old Elaine Barrie (17:12). Barrie acts (17:34) in “How to Undress in Front of Your Husband” (17:39). At 18:07, they are together at a park, just married. Barrymore calls her “Madame Barrymore,” a name he hopes she’ll “have for a lifetime.” In less than a month, they begin to quarrel.
Spotlights at 18:51. It’s Barrymore’s imprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. His famous left-side profile is imprinted into the wet concrete by Sid Grauman (19:01). He wipes off his face (19:11).
Barrymore at an NBC radio studio (19:15), recording for Rudy Vallée’s show with Jane Withers. Too shaky to stand, he plays a cruel satirization of himself.
Barrymore is backstage at the theatre to play Hamlet once again (20:13). In an interview filmed the night before the Broadway opening, he seems incoherent, even drunk. (20:20). At 21:67, he shows off the “Barrymore Profile,” or “as much of it as is left” (21:46).
From 22:11, an overlay of young Barrymore over footage of an empty theatre, revealing a stage lit by a single spotlight, illuminating an actor not there. Barrymore as Hamlet in voiceover, as the curtains close (23:29) to dramatic timpani fanfare. On May 29, 1942, at the age of 60, John Barrymore is dead (23:40)
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Best Perfomances of John Barrymore -Top Ten
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THE DEATH OF JOHN BARRYMORE
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