Half a Bride the now important marriage problem ... gives to the screen one of the greatest epics of all times". "Photoplay" magazine called the film "good entertainment". "Motion Picture" magazine wrote, "Gary Cooper is at his best and Esther Ralston is particularly winning." Less impressed with the film, the "Montreal Gazette" described "Half a Bride" as "a rather familiar story told with none too great originality and lacking almost entirely the element of suspense." Half a Bride Half a Bride is a 1928 American silent romance film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Esther Ralston, Gary Cooper, and William Worthington. Based
Quarter Circle A Ranch of the past, their works, and how they’ve inspired contemporary artists to explore and expand the art of the American West. Through home and museum tours, hands-on educational programming, artists’ series and a variety of special events that celebrate The Brinton and the riches of the Quarter Circle A Ranch, students of all ages leave The Brinton Museum with a deeper connection to art, American history, and the spectacular environment that surrounds them. The Brinton Museum opened its new state-of-the-art Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Building on June 15, 2015. Located on the 620-acre historic Quarter Circle A Ranch in Big