The Climbers (1927 film)

The Climbers is a 1927 silent film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and presumed lost. The film stars Irene Rich and was directed by Paul Stein. It was based on a 1901 Clyde Fitch play os the same name, but bore scant resemblance to it.

The action takes place in Spain and Puerto Rico during the early 19thcentury reign of Ferdinand VII. The Duchess of Arrogan Irene Rich is the victim of the machinations of court climber Countess Veya Myrna Loy. The Countess arranges to hide the kings enemy, Duke Cordova Forrest Stanley in the Duchesss room where he is discovered resulting in the banishment of both to the colony of Puerto Rico, and the Duchesss estrangement from her powerful husband. In exile the Duchess successfully but cruelly manages her extensive land holdings, nursing bitterness against all men, while Cordova becomes the bandit El Blanco. The two are thrown together and begin an affair. The Duchesss daughter Laska Florence Fair arrives, fleeing an unwelcome marriage to which the death of her father has left her vulnerable. Laska is kidnapped and rescued. The Duchess has a happy resolution, reunited with her daughter and Cordova.

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