This article is about the 1926 film. For the 1975 film, see The Black Bird. For other films with similar titles, see Blackbird (disambiguation).
The Blackbird
Directed by
Tod Browning
Written by
Waldemar Young Joseph Farnham (titles)
Story by
Tod Browning
Produced by
Irving G. Thalberg
Starring
Lon Chaney Owen Moore Renée Adorée Owen Moore
Cinematography
Percy Hilburn [fr]
Edited by
Errol Taggart Irving Thalberg (uncredited)
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
January 11, 1926 (1926-01-11)
Running time
77 minutes (7 reels)
Country
United States
Language
Silent (English intertitles)
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning[1] and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Waldemar Young, based on a story "The Mockingbird" by Tod Browning (which was originally supposed to be the film's title). Cedric Gibbons and Arnold Gillespie handled the set design. Makeup man Cecil Holland also played one of the old men living at the mission. Character actors Eddie Sturgis and Willie Fung appeared in several other Lon Chaney movies during this time period. The film took 31 days to shoot at a cost of $166,000. The tagline was "Lon Chaney in his successor to The Unholy Three". Stills on the internet shows Chaney in his dual role.[2] In April 2012, the film became available on DVD from the Warner Archive collection.
^"Progressive Silent Film List: The Blackbird". silentera.com. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
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