''Blackmail'' is a 1920 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Dallas M. Fitzgerald (August 13, 1876 – May 9, 1940) was an American motion picture director and producer, primarily in the silent era. He is also known as the writer of the Frank Buck film serial ''Jungle Menace''.
Early life
Fitzgeral ...
and starring
Viola Dana
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
Early lif ...
,
Alfred Allen, and
Wyndham Standing.
[Langman p. 352] The film reverses the typical
vampire
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plot of the early silent film period by having the seductive woman, after her marriage, being blackmailed by the rich men she formerly preyed upon.
Cast
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Viola Dana
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
Early lif ...
as Flossie Golden
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Alfred Allen as Harry Golden
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Wyndham Standing as Richard Harding
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Edward Cecil
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (29 February 1572 – 16 November 1638) was an English military commander and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624.
Life
Cecil was the third son of Thomas Ceci ...
as Larry
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Florence Turner as Lena
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Jack Roi as James Venable
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Lydia Knott
Lydia Knott (October 1, 1866 – March 30, 1955) was an American actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1937.
Biography
Knott was born in Tyner, Indiana, the daughter of Lambert and Clarissa Kn ...
as Mrs. Venable
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Fred Kelsey
Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company. He appeared in more than 400 films betw ...
as Police Inspector
References
Bibliography
* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.
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1920 films
1920 drama films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald
American black-and-white films
Metro Pictures films
1920s American films
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