Lon Chaney
Directed by Tod Browning
Produced by Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Scenario by Waldemar Young, writer Harvey Gates
Based on the screen story “The Moth” by Evelyn Campbell
Starring Priscilla Dean, Wellington A. Playter, Lon Chaney, Spottiswoode Aitken, Gertrude Astor, Kalla Pasha
Cinematography Alfred Gosden
Distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date February 24, 1919
Running time 59 min.
Country United States
Language Silent film, English intertitles
"The Wicked Darling" is part of our series "Other Favorite Films". This category includes films that do not feature a particular star from our site, but which in our view represent a major contribution of a silent movie to Arts and Culture.
"The Wicked Darling" is a crime drama. A girl who steals for a living falls for a decent man and tries to break from her past.
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The Wicked Darling
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Lon Chaney in "The Wicked Darling" (1919), director Tod Browning.
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Priscilla Dean in "The Wicked Darling" (1919), director Tod Browning.
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Lon Chaney in "The Wicked Darling" (1919) #2, director Tod Browning.
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Wellington Playter in "The Wicked Darling" (1919), director Tod Browning.
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Spottiswoode Aitken in "The Wicked Darling" (1919), director Tod Browning.
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Priscilla Dean in "The Wicked Darling" (1919) #2, director Tod Browning.
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Lon Chaney in "The Wicked Darling" (1919) #3, director Tod Browning.
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Lon Chaney in "The Wicked Darling" (1919) #4, director Tod Browning.
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Priscilla Dean in "The Wicked Darling" (1919) #3, director Tod Browning.
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Kalla Pasha in "The Wicked Darling" (1919), director Tod Browning.
Priscilla Dean