Blindfold (1928 film)

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Blindfold
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Directed byCharles Klein
Screenplay by Ewart Adamson
Robert Horwood
William Kernell
Story byCharles Francis Coe
Starring Lois Moran
George O'Brien
Maria Alba
Earle Foxe
Don Terry
Fritz Feld
Cinematography Lucien Andriot
Edited byJack Dennis
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • December 9, 1928 (1928-12-09)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Sound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)

Blindfold is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Charles Klein and written by Ewart Adamson, Robert Horwood and William Kernell. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The film stars Lois Moran, George O'Brien, Maria Alba, Earle Foxe, Don Terry and Fritz Feld. The film was released on December 9, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3] It was based on a story by Charles Francis Coe. [4]

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Cast

Critical reception

A review in the trade publication Harrison's Reports described the film as having a "not so pleasant" start, but added that interest increased as the film progressed until the climax "makes the spectator hold his breath". [4]

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References

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  2. Hal Erickson. "Blindfold (1928) - Charles Klein". AllMovie. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  3. "Blindfold". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "'Blindfold' -- with George O'Brien and Lois Moran". Harrison's Reports. January 5, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved May 3, 2022.