The Blackbird

Feb 13, 1926

1h 26m

★ 6.3

"The Man of a Thousand Faces"

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

Lon Chaney

Bertram P. Glayde aka West End Bertie

Owen Moore

Fifi Lorraine

Renée Adorée

Limehouse Polly

Doris Lloyd

The Shadow

Andy MacLennan

Red

William Weston

Bertie's No. 1 Man

Sidney Bracey

Bertie's No. 2 Man

Ernie Adams

Music Hall Patron (uncredited)

Charles Avery

Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

Minor Role (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Minor Role (uncredited)

Peggy Best

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