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The Blot

  • 19211921
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Margaret McWade and Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
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The Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation. The next door neighbor of the Professor... Read allThe Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation. The next door neighbor of the Professor, businessman Olsen, has money and lots of food, while the Griggs have hardly any. Both Pe... Read allThe Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation. The next door neighbor of the Professor, businessman Olsen, has money and lots of food, while the Griggs have hardly any. Both Peter Olsen and Reverend Gates are taken by the beauty of young Amelia Griggs. When rich son... Read all
IMDb RATING
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YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
124,980
42,216
  • Director
    • Lois Weber
  • Writers
    • Lois Weber(story)
    • Marion Orth(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Philip Hubbard
    • Margaret McWade
    • Claire Windsor
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  • Director
    • Lois Weber
  • Writers
    • Lois Weber(story)
    • Marion Orth(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Philip Hubbard
    • Margaret McWade
    • Claire Windsor
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    • 22User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Louis Calhern, Margaret McWade, and Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
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    Margaret McWade and Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
    Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
    Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
    Louis Calhern and Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
    Margaret McWade in The Blot (1921)
    Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
    Louis Calhern in The Blot (1921)
    Claire Windsor in The Blot (1921)
    Margaret McWade in The Blot (1921)
    Louis Calhern and Philip Hubbard in The Blot (1921)

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    Philip Hubbard
    • Andrew Theodore Griggs
    Margaret McWade
    Margaret McWade
    • Mrs. Theodore Griggs
    Claire Windsor
    Claire Windsor
    • Amelia Griggs
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Phil West
    Marie Walcamp
    Marie Walcamp
    • Juanita Claredon
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Short
    Gertrude Short
    • Miss Olsen
    • (uncredited)
    Larry Steers
    Larry Steers
    • Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lois Weber
    • Writers
      • Lois Weber(story)
      • Marion Orth(scenario)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      College scenes were filmed at the University of California, Los Angeles, which was located at the time on Vermont Avenue in Hollywood, and later relocated to Westwood. The site on Vermont is now (2011) occupied by Los Angeles City College. None of the original buildings which appeared in this film have survived.
    • Goofs
      When Juanita visits the library to see Amelia, she puts her hand on the railing twice. Between shots, she is holding her fur piece differently as well.
    • Quotes

      Intertitle: Men are boys grown tall.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993)

    User reviews22

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    For an intellectual analysis of this film, see the following...
    For an intellectual analysis, see Jennifer Parchesky's article "Lois Weber's The Blot: Rewriting Melodrama, Reproducing the Middle Class" in Cinema Journal 39.1 (1999) 23-53 [University of Texas Press].

    Through an examination of social conditions during the 1920s, Parchesky defines the ethos, pathos & logos that Lois Weber most likely deduced in the writing and directing the film, the Blot.
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    • Mar 30, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 1921 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • What Happened Next Door
    • Filming locations
      • Cahuenga Branch - Los Angeles Public Library, 4591 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lois Weber Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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