Love's Blindness
{{short description|1926 film by John Francis Dillon}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Love's Blindness
| image = Love's Blindness.jpg
| caption =
| director = John Francis Dillon
| producer =
| writer = Elinor Glyn
| starring = Pauline Starke
Antonio Moreno
Lilyan Tashman
| cinematography = John Arnold
| editing =
| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| released = {{Film date|1926|12|04}}
| runtime = 70 min.
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Love's Blindness is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by John Francis Dillon. The film stars Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno, and Lilyan Tashman. Written by Elinor Glyn, the film was produced under the direct supervision of the author.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LovesBlindness1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: Love's Blindness] at silentera.com
Plot
In Great Britain, Hubert Culverdale (Antonio Moreno) is the hard-up and hard-to-please milord who marries luscious Vanessa Levy (Pauline Starke) for financial reasons only.
Cast
- Pauline Starke as Vanessa Levy
- Antonio Moreno as Hubert Culverdale, 8th Earl of St. Austel
- Lilyan Tashman as Alice, Duchess of Lincolnwood
- Sam De Grasse as Benjamin Levy
- Douglas Gilmore as Charles Langley
- Kate Price as Marchioness of Hurlshire
- Tom Ricketts as Marquis of Hurlshire
- Earl Metcalfe as Col. Ralph Dangerfield
- George Waggner as Oscar Issacson
- Rose Dione as Mme. De Jainon
- Ned Sparks as Valet
- John D. Bloss (uncredited, Wedding Scene)
- Macon Jones (uncredited, Wedding Scene)
- Walter Tennyson (uncredited, Undetermined Supporting Role)
Production
While author Glyn, in agreeing to supervise the production of Love's Blindness, received $50,000 as an advance against her 33 percent share of the profits, the film did not turn a profit.
Preservation
Love's Blindness is considered to be a lost film with just a fragment surviving at the BFI National Archive in London.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.293/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Love's Blindness][http://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=658&sid=51ffa9a401a4a12b52d4b9170f29d134 Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville]
References
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External links
{{commons category|Love's Blindness}}
- {{IMDb title|0017086}}
Category:Lost American drama films
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Films directed by John Francis Dillon
Category:English-language drama films
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