Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.
Directed by Tod Browning
thief
disguise
silent film
disability
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Lon Chaney
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Owen Moore
Bertram P. Glayde aka West End Bertie
Renée Adorée
Fifi Lorraine
Doris Lloyd
Limehouse Polly
Sidney Bracey
Bertie's No. 1 Man
Ernie Adams
Bertie's No. 2 Man
Charles Avery
Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Old Lady at Mission (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Chinese Man (uncredited)
Fred Gamble
Man Saying There’s a Present for Fifi (uncredited)
Joseph Hazelton
Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)
Crew
Tod Browning
Director
Waldemar Young
Screenplay
Cedric Gibbons
Settings
Tod Browning
Story
A. Arnold Gillespie
Settings
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Kate
8.0★ · 01/10/26
the bishop and the blackbird being cast as dual roles and then actually revealing that it is in fact a dual role but for the character was such a good plot twist. Whole cast had really great acting as well! Really good I am sort of surprised; love the poster too!
the bishop and the blackbird being cast as dual roles and then actually revealing that it is in fact a dual role but for the character was such a good plot twist. Whole cast had really great acting as well! Really good I am sort of surprised; love the poster too!
Forrest Irvine
4.0★ · 12/09/25
lowkey mid but cool shot composition
lowkey mid but cool shot composition
Erik Olsson
6.0★ · 01/09/23
A mostly forgettable silent melodrama, only made interesting by one of Lon Chaney's most fascinating performances.
A mostly forgettable silent melodrama, only made interesting by one of Lon Chaney's most fascinating performances.
