Blackbirds (1920 film)

Blackbirds is a 1920 silent film crime drama produced and distributed by Realart Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play Blackbirds by Harry James Smith. A previous 1915 version starred Laura Hope Crews who starred in the play. This version stars Justine Johnstone and William "Stage" Boyd.[1][2]

Blackbirds
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Directed byJohn Francis Dillon(Jack Dillon)
Ray Hallor(ass't director)
Written byClara Beranger (scenario)
Based onBlackbirds
1913 play
by Harry James Smith
Produced byRealart Pictures
StarringJustine Johnstone
William "Stage" Boyd
CinematographyArthur T. Quinn
Distributed byRealart Pictures
Release date
  • December 4, 1920 (1920-12-04)
Running time
5 reels

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Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of Blackbirds located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  2. ^ Blackbirds as produced on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, January 6 1913; IBDb.com
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Blackbirds
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