This is a simple boy meets girl love story told with a lot of skill and style by the director Paul Fejos. The nothing plot is an excuse to use about every cinematic trick that was known to film up to this period.
Lonesome was filmed during that period when silent films were beginning to transition into sound so there are several sequences where the two leads jabber on which are kind of out of step with the rest of the film.
The film has a lot of charm thanks to the two leads Barbara Kent and Glenn Tyron. Their acting is very impressive considering all the camera razzle dazzle that Fejos uses. Lonesome also doesn't wear out it's welcome as it runs just a little over and hour. The viewer isn't overwhelmed with it's at times frenzied technique.
The film is reminiscent of Murnau's work particularly City Girl which I reviewed earlier. An impressive studio film.
69 minutes
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