Blackbirds
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
J. P. Mcgowan
Laura Hope Crews
Thomas Meighan
George Gebhardt
Raymond Hatton
Jane Wolf
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Stranded in Algiers, Hawke, Jr., the son of a famous New York detective, is challenged by his father to capture "The Blackbirds," a gang of smugglers. Aware of Hawke's presence, Bechel, the Blackbirds' leader, instructs his accomplice, Leonie Sobatsky, to become friendly with the Crockers, a nouveau riche couple, and later in America, exchange a fake Oriental rug for a $10,000 genuine one which they recently purchased from one of Bechel's contacts. On the steamer returning to the United States, Leonie meets Nevil Trask, an English jewel thief posing as a nobleman. After Hawke secures a position in the Crocker home in New York as a guard for their jewels, Leonie, who now loves Trask without knowing that he is a thief, decides not to switch the rugs, but Hawke, eager to capture Bechel, tricks Leonie into taking the antique. When she sees Trask stealing the Crockers' jewels, they both confess their crimes and plan to reform. Hawke overhears, and follows them to Bechel's headquarters, where he captures the leader. After Trask and Leonie promise to marry, Hawke lets them go free.
Director
J. P. Mcgowan
Cast
Laura Hope Crews
Thomas Meighan
George Gebhardt
Raymond Hatton
Jane Wolf
Florence Dagmar
Evelyn Desmond
Ed Harley
Frederick Wilson
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
Laura Hope Crews starred in the Broadway production of the play.
