The Blackguard
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Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[3] Michael Caviol, violinist, after he has been hit on the head sees visions in which he is dominated by a god-like creature, Maliol, who promises him success so long as he loves nothing but his art. He becomes famous but shuns the love of woman until he loses his heart to the Russian princess Marie Idourska. The Revolution breaks out, and the princess is threatened with death. Michael finds the leader to be Adrian Levenski, his former music master. He obtains two passports from Levenski and effects Marie's escape. Levenski and Michael fight and the latter is thrown into a flaming building, escaping but being badly burned in the process. While praying in a church, Marie enters and kneels beside him, now no longer a princess but still his love.
Cast
- Jane Novak as Prinzessin Maria Idourska / Princess Marie Idourska
- Walter Rilla as Michael Caviol, The Blackguard
- Frank Stanmore as Pompouard
- Bernhard Goetzke as Adrian Levinsky
- Rosa Valetti as Grandmother
- Dora Bergner as Duchess
- Fritz Alberti as Painter
- Robert Leffler as Leidner
- Alexander Murski as Vollmark
- Martin Herzberg as Michael Caviol as a boy
- Loni Nest as Prinzessin Maria as little girl
- Robert Scholz as Grandduke Paul
Production
The film was a
While working on the film, Alfred Hitchcock was able to study several films being made nearby, including The Last Laugh (1924) by F. W. Murnau, which were a major influence on his later work.
Preservation
Prints of The Blackguard are located in several film archives and it has been released on dvd.[2]
References
- ^ The Blackguard (1925)
- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: The Blackguard at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (3 April 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Blackguard", Motion Picture News, 33 (14), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1525, retrieved 15 April 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Cook p. 16–17
- ^ Cook p. 36
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0-304-33708-8.
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
External links
- The Blackguard at IMDb
- The Blackguard at the British Film Institute's Screenonline