''Blackbirds'' is an extant 1915 American silent film drama produced by

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and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film marks an early starring screen appearance by actress

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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

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Blackbirds''
/ref> It was remade in a 1920 film of the same name starring

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Plot

Cast

- Leonie Sobatsky *

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he co ...

- Jack Doggins/Honorable Nevil Trask *

George Gebhardt George Gebhardt (September 21, 1879 – May 2, 1919) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1908 and 1922. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and died in Edendale, Los Angeles from tuberculosis. Selecte ...

- Bechel *

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howev ...

- Hawke, Jr. *

Jane Wolfe Sarah Jane Wolfe (March 21, 1875 – March 29, 1958) was an American silent film character actress who is considered an important female figure in magick. She was a friend and a colleague of Aleister Crowley and a founding member of Agape Lodg ...

- Countess Maroff (* as Jane Wolf) *

Florence Dagmar Florence Dagmar Oberg (October 22, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was an American silent film actress. She had several leading roles and worked for the Famous Players-Lasky film company, appearing at least twice with Thomas Meighan and Victor Moore whil ...

- Miss Crocker *Evelyn Desmond - Mrs. Crocker * Edwin Harley - Mr. Crocker (* as Ed Harley) *Frederick Wilson - Abie Isaacs

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1915 films American silent feature films Films directed by J. P. McGowan American films based on plays Paramount Pictures films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub