The Idol Dancer (1920)
A religious zealot and his nephew are thrown together on a South Seas Island with an alcoholic beachcomber and a native dancer. A battle to see who will 'civilize' whom ensues.
- Date of release
- 1920-03-21
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
Casting
- Richard Barthelmess — Dan McGuire
- Clarine Seymour — Mary
- Creighton Hale — Walter Kincaid
- George MacQuarrie — Rev. Franklyn Blythe
- Kate Bruce — Mrs. Blythe
- Porter Strong — Rev. Peter
- Anders Randolf — The Blackbirder
- Walter James — Chief Wando
- Thomas Carr — Donald Blythe
- Herbert Sutch — Old Thomas
- Adolph Lestina — Black Slave
- Ben Grauer — Native Boy
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: The Bahamas and Florida
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.
Production
Griffith filmed exteriors for The Idol Dancer simultaneously with The Love Flower, including filming in Nassau, Bahamas in December 1919 and in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1920.
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