Blackmail is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Viola Dana, Alfred Allen, and Wyndham Standing.[1] The film reverses the typical vampire plot of the early silent film period by having the seductive woman, after her marriage, being blackmailed by the rich men she formerly preyed upon.[1]

Blackmail
Film still
Directed by	Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Written by	Lucia Chamberlain Albert S. Le Vino
Starring	Viola Dana Alfred Allen Wyndham Standing
Cinematography	John Arnold
Production company	Screen Classics
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	October 4, 1920 (1920-10-04)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Viola Dana as Flossie Golden
• Alfred Allen as Harry Golden
• Wyndham Standing as Richard Harding
• Edward Cecil as Larry
• Florence Turner as Lena
• Jack Roi as James Venable
• Lydia Knott as Mrs. Venable
• Fred Kelsey as Police Inspector

References

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

External links

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