Blind Husbands
1919 · US
Directed by Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim's first film as director, 1919, Universal: an Austrian officer (Stroheim) seduces the wife of an American doctor in the Dolomites. Francelia Billington and Sam De Grasse are the couple. Stroheim wrote, directed, designed, and starred. The mountains, the key, the gaze that is already an assault. It is the film that announced him as a man who would spend more than the studio had, and the spending is on looks. Blind husbands are the ones who brought him into the house.
Romance · Drama
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'Beauty in the lap of horror': the Gothic appeal of Erich von Stroheim in Blind Husbands (1919) — Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Academic essay examining Stroheim's Gothic aesthetics and complex seducer character in his directorial debut.
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Blind Husbands (1919) Film Synopsis and Discussion — Obscure Hollywood
Analysis of Stroheim's debut examining his multi-faceted role as writer, director, producer and actor.
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Cast
Principal players
Erich von Stroheim
Lt. Erich von Steuben
Gibson Gowland
Silent Sepp
Sam De Grasse
Dr. Armstrong
Francelia Billington
Margaret Armstrong
Fay Holderness
The 'Vamp' Waitress
R
Ruby Kendrick
A Village Blossom
V
Valerie Germonprez
The Newlywed
Jack Perrin
The Newlywed
R
Richard Cummings
The Village Physician
L
Louis Fitzroy
The Village Priest
W
William De Vaull
Man from 'Home'
J
Jack Mathis
Man from 'Home'
P
Percy Challenger
Man from 'Home'
Crew
Ben F. Reynolds
cinematographer
Erich von Stroheim
writer
