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The Blackbird

19266.3 / 1086 min

Crime, Drama, Romance

Overview

"The Man of a Thousand Faces"

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.

Cast

Lon Chaney

Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

Owen Moore

Bertram P. Glayde aka West End Bertie

Renée Adorée

Fifi Lorraine

Doris Lloyd

Limehouse Polly

Andy MacLennan

The Shadow

William Weston

Red

Sidney Bracey

Bertie's No. 1 Man

Ernie Adams

Bertie's No. 2 Man

Charles Avery

Music Hall Patron (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Minor Role (uncredited)

Peggy Best

Minor Role (uncredited)

Louise Emmons

Old Lady at Mission (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Chinese Man (uncredited)

Fred Gamble

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

Joseph Hazelton

Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)

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)

George Marion

Music Hall Patron (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Member of Bertie's Slumming Party (uncredited)

Polly Moran

Flower Lady at Music Hall (uncredited)

Frank Norcross

Music Hall Announcer (uncredited)

Eddie Sturgis

Bartender (uncredited)

Viola Webster

Young Woman with Chinese Man (uncredited)

Crew

Tod Browning

Director

Percy Hilburn

Director of Photography

Errol Taggart

Editor

Tod Browning

Story

Cedric Gibbons

Settings

A. Arnold Gillespie

Settings

Waldemar Young

Screenplay

Harry Sharrock

Assistant Director

André-ani

Wardrobe Designer

Kathleen Kay

Wardrobe Designer

Maude Marsh

Wardrobe Designer