The Blood Barrier is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Sylvia Breamer, Robert Gordon, and William R. Dunn.[1]
| The Blood Barrier | |
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| Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Written by | Cyrus Townsend Brady Stanley Olmstead |
| Produced by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Starring | Sylvia Breamer Robert Gordon William R. Dunn |
| Cinematography | William S. Adams |
Production company | J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editEugene Solari harbors an obsessive jealousy towards his stunning wife, Enid. During one of her visits to Major Trevor on behalf of her father, Eugene discovers the rendezvous and, consumed by fury, rushes to Trevor's residence. Despite Enid's efforts to warn Trevor, she arrives too late; Eugene fatally shoots her and then takes his own life. However, before his demise, Eugene falsely accuses Trevor of the crime. Subsequently, Trevor is apprehended under suspicion of murder.
In a twist of events, a foreign operative, seeking a confidential formula possessed by Trevor, abducts Enid. The operative communicates with Trevor, offering to exonerate him and return Enid safely in exchange for the formula.
Cast
edit- Sylvia Breamer as Enid Solari
- Robert Gordon as Major Robert Trevor
- William R. Dunn as Eugene Solari
- Eddie Dunn as Eddie Brown
- Louis Dean as Zu Paven
- Margaret Barry as Madame Marechek
- Gus Alexander as 'Left'
References
edit- ^ Britton p. 9
Bibliography
edit- Wesley Alan Britton. Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage. Greenwood, 2006. ISBN 978-0-275-99281-1.
External links
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