The Idol Dancer (1920)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

drama film, silent film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in the South Seas becomes involved with a visiting American. Their romance leads to conflict with local traditions.

romantictragicsilentold-fashioneddramaticslow-pacedexotic

What happens

The Idol Dancer is a 1920 American silent South Seas 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. The film is based on the story "Blood of the Covenants" by Gordon Ray Young. The scenario was written by Stanner E. V. Taylor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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