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Blackbirds (1920)

Blackbirds poster
Directed by
John Francis Dillon
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets involved with a criminal underworld after a romance. The story follows her choices and the consequences that unfold.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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