Snowblind
Brief Synopsis
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Hugh Garth hides from the law in the frozen Canadian northwest along with his young brother Pete and Pete's former nurse, Bella, who loves Hugh unrequitedly. When a lost and snowblind girl stumbles into their camp, Hugh falls in love with her and misleads her as to the age and relationship of Pete and Bella, in hopes of keeping the girl's attentions directed at himself. But when the girl's sight returns, she realizes the truth and discovers that Pete has fallen in love with her. But Hugh's cruel nature now threatens them both.
Cast & Crew
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Reginald Barker
Director
Russell Simpson
Hugh Garth
Mary Alden
Bella
Cullen Landis
Pete Garth
Pauline Starke
Sylvia Dooner
J. G. Hawks
Scen
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Goldwyn Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Snowblind," by Katharine Newlin Burt in Redbook (Dec 1920--Feb 1921).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6 reels
Synopsis
Hugh Garth, fleeing a murder charge in England, makes his home in the Canadian Northwest with his younger brother, Pete, and Bella, a girl devoted to Hugh despite his brutal ways. One day, he finds Sylvia, member of a strolling theatrical group, blinded by glare from the snowdrifts, and she falls in love with him. However, recovering her sight and discovering the truth about Hugh, she conceals her recovery and when caught in a blizzard with Pete reveals her love for him instead. Realizing Sylvia does not love him, Hugh departs with Bella down the rapids, leaving the lovers together.
Director
Reginald Barker
Director
Cast
Russell Simpson
Hugh Garth
Mary Alden
Bella
Cullen Landis
Pete Garth
Pauline Starke
Sylvia Dooner
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Goldwyn Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Snowblind," by Katharine Newlin Burt in Redbook (Dec 1920--Feb 1921).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6 reels
