Blackbirds is an extant 1915 American silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film marks an early starring screen appearance by actress Laura Hope Crews in this her second motion picture. The film is based on a 1913 Broadway play, Blackbirds, by Harry James Smith which also starred Crews. This is a surviving film at the Library of Congress.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Directed by | J. P. McGowan |
| Written by | Margaret Turnbull (scenario) |
| Based on | Blackbirds 1913 play by Harry James Smith |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky Morris Gest |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
It was remade in a 1920 film of the same name starring Justine Johnstone.
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Laura Hope Crews - Leonie Sobatsky
- Thomas Meighan - Jack Doggins/Honorable Nevil Trask
- George Gebhardt - Bechel
- Raymond Hatton - Hawke Jr.
- Jane Wolfe - Countess Maroff (* as Jane Wolf)
- Florence Dagmar - Miss Crocker
- Evelyn Desmond - Mrs. Crocker
- Edwin Harley - Mr. Crocker (* as Ed Harley)
- Frederick Wilson - Abie Isaacs
References
edit- ^ Blackbirds at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ^ Blackbirds as produced on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, January 6, 1913; IBDb.com
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The America Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress , page 17 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Blackbirds
External links
edit- Blackbirds at IMDb
- allmovie/synopsis
- Blackbirds at the TCM Movie Database
- Blackbirds at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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