Annie Laurie (1927)

Set in 17th century Scotland, the Campbells and the MacDonalds are two battling clans. A diplomat (David Torrence) seeks to negotiate a peace between the haughty Campbells and the rough hewn MacDonalds. His daughter (Lillian Gish) and one of the dashing MacDonald clan (Norman Kerry) are powerfully attracted to each other. Directed by John S. Robertson (THE SINGLE STANDARD). A box office failure that began the decline of Lillian Gish's Hollywood career. I enjoyed it for the most part though it seemed overly long or perhaps it's the movie's battle finale that seemed to go on forever. There's a sexual tension between the delicate Gish and masculine Kerry characters that gives Gish a sexiness that I don't ever recall seeing in her other silent films. The transfer I saw had an underscore consisting of Scottish folk tunes and blaring bagpipes which grated on my nerves after awhile. With Creighton Hale and Patricia Avery.