The Idol Dancer

The Idol Dancer

104 mins | Drama | March 21, 1920

A religious zealot and his nephew are thrown together on a South Seas Island with an alcoholic beach comber and a native dancer. A battle to see who will "civilize" whom ensues.

The Idol Dancer

104 mins | Drama | March 21, 1920

The Idol Dancer
A religious zealot and his nephew are thrown together on a South Seas Island with an alcoholic beach comber and a native dancer. A battle to see who will "civilize" whom ensues.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers D.W. Griffith Productions
Original title The Idol Dancer
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers Stanner E.V. Taylor, Gordon Ray Young

Cast

Richard Barthelmess

as Dan McGuire

Clarine Seymour

as Mary

Creighton Hale

as Walter Kincaid

George MacQuarrie

as Rev. Franklyn Blythe

Kate Bruce

as Mrs. Blythe

Porter Strong

as Rev. Peter

Anders Randolf

as The Blackbirder

Walter James

as Chief Wando

Thomas Carr

as Donald Blythe

Herbert Sutch

as Old Thomas

Adolph Lestina

as Black Slave

Ben Grauer

as Native Boy

Walter Kolomoku

as Native Musician

Florence Short

as Pansy