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The Blackbird

The Blackbird

"The Man of a Thousand Faces"

1926•1h 26m•6.3/10
CrimeDramaRomance

Ratings

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6.3/10(23)

Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

Owen Moore

Owen Moore

Bertram P. Glayde aka West End Bertie

Renée Adorée

Renée Adorée

Fifi Lorraine

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Limehouse Polly

Andy MacLennan

The Shadow

William Weston

Red

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Bertie's No. 1 Man

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Bertie's No. 2 Man

Charles Avery

Charles Avery

Music Hall Patron (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Minor Role (uncredited)

Peggy Best

Minor Role (uncredited)

Louise Emmons

Louise Emmons

Old Lady at Mission (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Chinese Man (uncredited)

Fred Gamble

Fred Gamble

Man Saying There’s a Present for Fifi (uncredited)

Joseph Hazelton

Joseph Hazelton

Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)

Cecil Holland

Cecil Holland

Old Man at Mission (uncredited)

Bertram Johns

Member of Bertie's Slumming Party (uncredited)

Billy Mack

Minor Role (uncredited)

James T. Mack

Doctor (uncredited)

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