Love's Blindness

Love's Blindness is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by John Francis Dillon. The film stars Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno, and Lilyan Tashman. Written by Elinor Glyn, the film was produced under the direct supervision of the author.

Plot

In Great Britain, Hubert Culverdale is the hard-up and hard-to-please milord who marries luscious Vanessa Levy for financial reasons only.

Cast

Pauline Starke as Vanessa Levy
Antonio Moreno as Hubert Culverdale, 8th Earl of St. Austel
Lilyan Tashman as Alice, Duchess of Lincolnwood
Sam De Grasse as Benjamin Levy
Douglas Gilmore as Charles Langley
Kate Price as Marchioness of Hurlshire
Tom Ricketts as Marquis of Hurlshire
Earl Metcalfe as Col. Ralph Dangerfield
George Waggner as Oscar Issacson
Rose Dione as Mme. De Jainon
Ned Sparks as Valet
John D. Bloss
Macon Jones
Walter Tennyson

Production

While author Glyn, in agreeing to supervise the production of Love's Blindness, received $50,000 as an advance against her 33 percent share of the profits, the film did not turn a profit.

Preservation

Love's Blindness is considered to be a lost film with just a fragment surviving at the BFI National Archive in London.