Love's Blindness

Love's Blindness
Directed byJohn Francis Dillon
Written byElinor Glyn
StarringPauline Starke
Antonio Moreno
Lilyan Tashman
CinematographyJohn Arnold
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 4, 1926 (1926-12-04)
Running time
70 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$233,814[1]
Box office$224,879[1]

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.[2]

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

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.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Barnett, Vincent L.; Weedon, Alexis (2016). Elinor Glyn as Novelist, Moviemaker, Glamour Icon and Businesswoman. New York City: Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-4724-2182-1.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Love's Blindness at silentera.com
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Love's Blindness
  4. ^ Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville
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