
The Verdict: A Salty, Earnest Slice of Late Silent CinemaIf you are looking for a reason to watch The First Kiss today, it isn't for the plot, which is a fairly standard-issue melodrama about family honor and class distinctions. You watch it for two very specific reasons: a young, remarkably magnetic Gary Cooper and th...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Rowland V. Lee

F. Martin Thornton
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"The Verdict: A Salty, Earnest Slice of Late Silent CinemaIf you are looking for a reason to watch The First Kiss today, it isn't for the plot, which is a fairly standard-issue melodrama about family honor and class distinctions. You watch it for two very specific reasons: a young, remarkably magnetic Gary Cooper and the evocative, on-location photography of the Chesapeake Bay. This is a film for those who appreciate the 'naturalist' streak in late silent cinema—where the studio walls were pushed..."

Paul Fix
Tristram Tupper, Tom Reed, John Farrow
United States
Drama, Romance

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