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Blind Husbands

  • 1919
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.6K
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Blind Husbands (1919)
DramaRomance

An Austrian officer sets out to seduce a neglected young wife.An Austrian officer sets out to seduce a neglected young wife.An Austrian officer sets out to seduce a neglected young wife.

  • Director
    • Erich von Stroheim
  • Writers
    • Erich von Stroheim
    • Lillian Ducey
  • Stars
    • Sam De Grasse
    • Francelia Billington
    • Erich von Stroheim
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Erich von Stroheim
    • Writers
      • Erich von Stroheim
      • Lillian Ducey
    • Stars
      • Sam De Grasse
      • Francelia Billington
      • Erich von Stroheim
    • 17User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Erich von Stroheim and Francelia Billington in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Erich von Stroheim, Francelia Billington, and Gibson Gowland in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Erich von Stroheim and Francelia Billington in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Francelia Billington in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Francelia Billington in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Erich von Stroheim and Francelia Billington in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Erich von Stroheim in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Erich von Stroheim, Francelia Billington, Sam De Grasse, and Gibson Gowland in Blind Husbands (1919)
    Erich von Stroheim and Sam De Grasse in Blind Husbands (1919)

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    Sam De Grasse
    Sam De Grasse
    • The Husband - Dr. Robert Armstrong
    Francelia Billington
    Francelia Billington
    • The Wife - Margaret Armstrong
    Erich von Stroheim
    Erich von Stroheim
    • The Other Man - Lt. Erich von Steuben
    Gibson Gowland
    Gibson Gowland
    • The Mountain Guide - Sepp Innerkofler
    • (as T.H. Gibson Gowland)
    Fay Holderness
    • The 'Vamp' Waitress
    Ruby Kendrick
    • A Village Blossom
    Valerie Germonprez
    • Honeymooner
    Jack Perrin
    Jack Perrin
    • Honeymooner
    Richard Cummings
    • The Village Physician
    Louis Fitzroy
    Louis Fitzroy
    • The Village Priest
    William De Vaull
    • Man from 'Home'
    • (as William Duvalle)
    Jack Mathis
    • Man from 'Home'
    • (as Jack Mathes)
    Percy Challenger
    • Man from 'Home'
    • Director
      • Erich von Stroheim
    • Writers
      • Erich von Stroheim
      • Lillian Ducey
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      422 different titles were considered for the adaptation of "The Pinacle". The eventual choice was made by New York exhibitors from a shortlist of eight.
    • Goofs
      In one shot, when the wife walks across her bedroom, a spotlight beam is visible on the ground following her.
    • Quotes

      The Husband, Dr. Robert Armstrong: I am going to give you one chance - if you speak the truth - and I shall know it - I will not harm you. But if you lie - and I shall know that too - down you go...

    • Alternate versions
      Most sources state film length of 68 minutes but a restored 101-minute copy of Blind Husbands was screened at the 2022 San Francisco Silent Film Festival on 6 May 2022. Until now, we have only known the abbreviated American version from 1924. But the recent discovery by the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna of an original release print-together with the MoMA (San Francisco Musuem of Modern Art) print and the original screenplay and continuity script found in the archives of Universal Studios-has permitted an altogether new appreciation of Stroheim's singular vision, restoring some seven minutes to the film's length (most of them in extended shots) and reconstructing his careful tinting and toning color scheme.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood (1980)

    User reviews17

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    6/10
    A Von Stroheim film with a reasonable length!
    "Blind Husbands" is a film in which Von Stroheim both directed and acted. The story seems somewhat routine now, but was considered racy for its day. It concerns a rather bland American doctor and his neglected wife on vacation in the Alps who cross paths with Lieutenant Erich Von Steuben (Von Stroheim), a military man with an eye for the ladies. He pursues the doctor's wife while the doctor is preoccupied with climbing the local mountains. Its main features are that the characters are well-developed compared with other films of the 1910's and also that the running time is a mere 90 minutes compared with later Von Stroheim efforts where he wound up going wild and shooting hours of film.
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    • Release date
      • December 7, 1919 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Pinnacle
    • Filming locations
      • Südtirol, Italy(the mountains)
    • Production company
      • Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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    • Budget
      • $42,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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