Idol Dancer (1920)
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Even though this is a lesser D.W. Griffith film, the casting is intriguing. Richard Barthelmess, who usually played a "good boy," portrays Dan McGuire, a lazy beachcomber who likes his gin. The girl is Clarine Seymour, whose spirit was far earthier than Lillian Gish's, and whose talent… More Even though this is a lesser D.W. Griffith film, the casting is intriguing. Richard Barthelmess, who usually played a "good boy," portrays Dan McGuire, a lazy beachcomber who likes his gin. The girl is Clarine Seymour, whose spirit was far earthier than Lillian Gish's, and whose talent was far more spontaneous than Carol Demptser, the star of most of Griffith's later films. Unfortunately, Seymour died later in the year (1920) at the age of 21, so her talent was never fully realized. The real problem with this film was its South Seas setting, which was very foreign territory for Griffith, since his brand of sentiment just didn't mix with primitive backgrounds. On this particular South Seas island lives Mary (Seymour) a dancing girl who has a French father and Javanese mother. Two men come along who vie for her heart: McGuire, the drunken bum, and Walter Kincaid (Creighton Hale), the invalid nephew of an island missionary (George MacQuarrie) who has come to the tropics for his health. Natives from a nearby island attack, and the nephew is heroically and conveniently killed. Mary confesses that she loves McGuire, who promises to reform. She, in turn, agrees to become civilized and which brings them together for the fade out. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi
- Directed By
- D.W. Griffith
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance
Unrated,
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Cast
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Richard Barthelmess
as Dan McGuire the Beachcomber
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Kate Bruce
as Mrs. Blythe
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Ben Grauer
as Native Boy
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Creighton Hale
as Walter Kinkaid
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Walter James
as Chief Wondo
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Adolphe Lestina
as Black Slave
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George MacQuarrie
as Rev. Franklin Blythe
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Anders Randolf
as Blackbirder
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Clarine Seymour
as Mary/Wite Almond Flower
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Florence Short
as Pansy
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Porter Strong
as Peter a Native Man of the Cloth
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Herbert Sutch
as Old Thomas
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Thomas Carr
as Donald Blythe
