Hoodman Blind is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John Ford.[1][2] It is a remake of a 1913 film of the same name directed by James Gordon and a 1916 William Farnum Fox feature titled A Man of Sorrow and based on the play Hoodman Blind.
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Directed by | John Ford |
Written by | Charles Kenyon |
Based on | Hoodman Blind by Wilson Barrett and Henry Arthur Jones |
Starring | David Butler Gladys Hulette |
Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] John Linden, a victim of wanderlust, jumbles up his life and that of his two daughters. One is a daughter by marriage, the other an offspring of Jessie Walton, a young woman of the village. Noting the resemblance of the two, unscrupulous Mark Lezzard, the sea town's only lawyer, arouses the jealousy of the first daughter's husband Jack Yeulette, the skipper of a fishing smack, hoping to gain her for himself and thereby obtain control over the money John provides for her on a regular basis. After much havoc, happiness is the lot of everyone except Lezzard, whom the crowd "fixes" when they learn of what a wretch he is.
Cast
edit- David Butler as Jack Yeulette
- Gladys Hulette as Nancy Yeulette / Jessie Walton
- Regina Connelly as Jessie Walton (the first)
- Frank Campeau as Mark Lezzard
- Marc McDermott as John Linden
- Trilby Clark as Mrs. John Linden
- Jack Walters as Bull Yeaman
- Eddie Gribbon as Battling Brown
Preservation
editWith no prints of Hoodman Blind located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hoodman Blind". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Hoodman Blind". Silent Era. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
- ^ Brumell, Marguarerite A. (January 26, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Hoodman Blind". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (10). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 27. Retrieved July 29, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Hoodman Blind
External links
edit- Hoodman Blind at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie