"The Idol Dancer" (1920)

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Richard Barthelmess

Directed by             D. W. Griffith
Produced by     D. W. Griffith
Scenario by           Stanner E.V. Taylor, based on the novel Blood of the Covenants by Gordon Ray Young
Starring Richard Barthelmess, Clarine Seymour, Creighton Hale
Cinematography    Billy Bitzer
Distributed by First National Exhibitors' Circuit
Release date         March 21, 1920
Running time 1 hour, 41 minutes
Country          United States
Language    Silent film, English intertitles

"The Idol Dancer", A Story of the Southern Seas, is a drama included in our program to illustrate the work of our star cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

This is the last film starring Clarine Seymour, in which she delivered a very good performance. She was a rising star, but unfortunately died just a month after the film's release. She was only 21.

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Richard Barthelmess is a man without purpose in life and his only consolation is alcohol in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour talks to her adopted father Herbert Sutch in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour is impressed with Richard Barthelmess after he kicks out an annoying preacher in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Richard Barthelmess meets Creighton Hale in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour meets Creighton Hale in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour dances and flirts with both young men in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Richard Barthelmess is torn by love and jealousy in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour listens to a love song in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour rejects the advances of Richard Barthelmess in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour comforts a sick Creighton Hale in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour looks on as Creighton Hale dreams of paradise in "The Idol Dancer" (1920), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.

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Clarine Seymour

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