The Idol Dancer
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Director D. W. Griffith Story by Gordon Young Duration | 6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Cinematography Billy Bitzer Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent
English intertitles Release date March 21, 1920 (1920-03-21) Based on "Blood of the Covenants"
by Gordon Ray Young Writer Stanner E.V. Taylor, Gordon Ray Young (novel) Cast Richard Barthelmess (Dan McGuire), Clarine Seymour (Mary), Creighton Hale (Walter Kincaid), George MacQuarrie (Rev. Franklyn Blythe), Kate Bruce (Mrs. Blythe), Porter Strong (Rev. Peter)Similar movies Related D W Griffith movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the idol dancer 1920 director d w griffith cinematographer billy bitzer
The Idol Dancer is a 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Richard Barthelmess and Clarine Seymour in her final film role. Seymour was a young actress Griffith was grooming for stardom. She died of pneumonia shortly after emergency surgery for an intestinal blockage on April 24, 1920, less than a month after the film premiered.
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- Plot
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- Production
- Status
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The film is based on the story "Blood of the Covenants" by Gordon Ray Young. The scenario was written by Stanner E. V. Taylor.
the idol dancer
Plot
Mary (Seymour) is the daughter of a French man and a Javanese mother and enjoys dancing. She has two lovers, one being a beachcomber (Barthelmess) who was tossed off a passing ship for failing to work and desires only to drink gin. The other is a sickly young American (Hale) who has come to the island in hope of regaining his health and is staying with his missionary uncle (MacQuarrie) and his wife (Bruce). Natives from a neighboring island attack. The beachcomber reforms and Mary comes to love him.
Cast
Production
Griffith filmed exteriors for The Idol Dancer simultaneously with The Love Flower (1920), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Nassau, Bahamas in December 1919.
Status
A 35mm print of the film is preserved by the Cohen Media Group. 16mm prints of the film are held in private collections.
References
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