The Blind Goddess (1926)

It Is Full of Action! Drama! Suspense!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Victor Fleming
Writer : Gertrude Orr

Synopsis

Even though Big Bill Devens is a powerful politician, he still sticks to his working man's roots. His wife walked out on him 20 years before and his daughter, Moira, believes she is dead. Moira falls in love with Hugh Dillon, a handsome young attorney, and Devens gets him a job in the district attorney's office. One night, Devens' wife, now an old, decrepit woman known as Aileen Clayton, returns to ask forgiveness.

Actors

Jack Holt
Jack Holt
Hugh Dillon
Ernest Torrence
Ernest Torrence
Mr. Clayton
Esther Ralston
Esther Ralston
Moira Devens
Louise Dresser
Louise Dresser
Mrs. Eileen Clayton
Ward Crane
Ward Crane
Tracy Redmond
Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
Henry Kelling
Louis Payne
Louis Payne
Taylor
Charles Clary
Charles Clary
District Attorney
Erwin Connelly
Erwin Connelly
Chief of Detectives
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Judge

Crews

Victor Fleming
Victor Fleming
Director
Arthur Chesney Train
Arthur Chesney Train
Novel
Louis D. Lighton
Louis D. Lighton
Adaptation
Hope Loring
Hope Loring
Adaptation
Gertrude Orr
Gertrude Orr
Screenplay

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