Blind Wives
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Blind Wives is a 1920
silent
film drama produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Charles Brabin
. The film reunites director Brabin with the stars of his previous success While New York Sleeps
, Marc McDermott
and Estelle Taylor
. The film is based on a 1914 Broadway stage play by Edward Knoblock
, My Lady's Dress which starred Mary Boland
. This film survives in prints held by George Eastman House
and by the Library of Congress
.
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1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
film drama produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Charles Brabin
Charles Brabin
Charles J. Brabin was an American film director and screenwriter. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies....
. The film reunites director Brabin with the stars of his previous success While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps
Bold text'While New York Sleeps is a crime drama produced by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Charles Brabin, then husband of Theda Bara. The film tells three distinct episodic stories using the same actors, Estelle Taylor and Marc McDermott...
, Marc McDermott
Marc McDermott
Marcus McDermott was an Australian-born American actor who starred on Broadway and in over 180 American films from 1909 until his death.-Early life and career:...
and Estelle Taylor
Estelle Taylor
Estelle Taylor was an American Hollywood actress whose career was most prominent during the silent film era of the 1920s....
. The film is based on a 1914 Broadway stage play by Edward Knoblock
Edward Knoblock
Edward Knoblock was an American-born British playwright and novelist most remembered for the often revived 1911 play, Kismet-Biography:...
, My Lady's Dress which starred Mary Boland
Mary Boland
-Career:Born Marie Anne Boland in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of William Boland, an actor, and his wife Mary Cecilia Hatton. She had an older sister named Sara....
. This film survives in prints held by George Eastman House
George Eastman House
The George Eastman House is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and...
and by the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- Marc McDermottMarc McDermottMarcus McDermott was an Australian-born American actor who starred on Broadway and in over 180 American films from 1909 until his death.-Early life and career:...
- Husband - Estelle TaylorEstelle TaylorEstelle Taylor was an American Hollywood actress whose career was most prominent during the silent film era of the 1920s....
- Anne/Annie/Annette - Harry Southern - Johnny
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- Annette Bracy - The Maid
- Sally CruteSally CruteSally Crute was an actress of the silent film era from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Before entering motion pictures she performed on stage.Crute was generally cast as a widow or man charmer in movies. She was...
- Business Woman - Robert Schable - Charles