The Blot
1921 | 91m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Lois Weber |
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| Writer: | Marion Orth, Lois Weber |
| Staring: |
| Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any. When the professor's rich student Phil West falls for beautiful Griggs daughter Amelia and also befriends the poor Reverend Gates (a young man who is also in love with Amelia), he observes the difference in his life and theirs and tries to help make a difference. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 04, 1921 |
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| Director: | Lois Weber |
| Writer: | Marion Orth, Lois Weber |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, professor, chicken, college, neighbor, social commentary, poverty, conscience, silent film, pride, immaturity, reverend, new car, woman director, rich man poor woman, immigrant family, librarian, shoemaker, romantic rival, groceries, show-off |
| Production Companies | Lois Weber Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Philip Hubbard | Prof. Andrew Theodore Griggs |
| Margaret McWade | Mrs. Griggs |
| Claire Windsor | Amelia Griggs |
| Louis Calhern | Phil West |
| Marie Walcamp | Juanita Claredon |
| William H. O'Brien | College Student (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Short | Neighbor Olsen's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Philip R. Du Bois | Director of Photography |
| Gordon Jennings | Director of Photography |
| Marion Orth | Writer |
| Lois Weber | Director, Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lois Weber | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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