Douglas Fairbanks gave perhaps the richest performance of his career in THE GAUCHO, one of his most underrated films. The most protean of his pre-sound protagonists, Fairbanks's outlaw Gaucho anticipated the "good bad man" who would gradually replace the flawlessly virtuous hero on
American screens.
After suffering a terrible fall, a child (Eve Southern) is saved from death by a Madonna (Mary Pickford) who appears to her in a vision. During the next decade, the site of the miracle becomes a shrine in the midst of a prospering city. Countless pilgrims visit the shrine to see the miracle girl
(Geraine Greear), who herself has acquired the power to heal.
One d...
Released:
1927
Rated:
NR
Length:
96 mins