''Hoodman Blind'' is a 1923 American
silent drama film
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directed by
John Ford
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It is a
remake of a 1913 film of the same name directed by
James Gordon and a 1916
William Farnum
William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.
Biography
Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachuse ...
Fox feature titled ''
A Man of Sorrow
''A Man of Sorrow'' is a lost 1916 American drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring William Farnum. Oscar Apfel directed and wrote the scenario based on a play, ''Hoodman Blind'', by Wilson Barrett. '' and based on the play ''
Hoodman Blind''.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, John Linden, a victim of wanderlust, jumbles up his life and that of his two daughters. One is a daughter by marriage, the other an offspring of Jessie Walton, a young woman of the village. Noting the resemblance of the two, unscrupulous Mark Lezzard, the sea town's only lawyer, arouses the jealousy of the first daughter's husband Jack Yeulette, the skipper of a fishing
smack, hoping to gain her for himself and thereby obtain control over the money John provides for her on a regular basis. After much havoc, happiness is the lot of everyone except Lezzard, whom the crowd "fixes" when they learn of what a wretch he is.
Cast
Preservation
With no prints of ''Hoodman Blind'' located in any film archives,
Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Hoodman Blind''
/ref> it is a lost film
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See also
* List of lost films
* List of Fox Film films
This is a list of feature films produced by the Fox Film Corporation, including those films produced by its corporate predecessor, the Box Office Attractions Company. Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were release ...
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1923 films
1923 drama films
1923 lost films
American silent feature films
Remakes of American films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by John Ford
Fox Film films
Lost American films
Lost drama films
1920s American films
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