Maldad encubierta (1926)
Dan (Lon Chaney), un delincuente habitual del miserable distrito londinense de Limehouse, tiene una doble personalidad. Unas veces es The Bishop, un hombre tullido que tiene fama de bienhechor de los desheredados. En cambio, cuando asume el papel de The Blackbird es un hombre separado de su mujer y enamorado de una artista que actúa en un café cantante. La generosidad y la falsa invalidez de The Bishop sirven de sofisticada tapadera para los delitos de The Blackbird. Pero la llegada de otro ladrón, West End Bernie (Owen Moore), que empieza a hacerle la competencia, pone en peligro su impunidad.
Directora:
Tod Browning
Escritor:
Waldemar Young
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Lon Chaney as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop |
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Owen Moore as Bertram P. Glayde aka West End Bertie |
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Renée Adorée as Fifi Lorraine |
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Doris Lloyd as Limehouse Polly |
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Andy MacLennan as The Shadow |
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William Weston as Red |
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Sidney Bracey as Bertie's No. 1 Man |
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Ernie Adams as Bertie's No. 2 Man |
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Charles Avery as Music Hall Patron (uncredited) |
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Lionel Belmore as Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Margaret Bert as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Peggy Best as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Louise Emmons as Old Lady at Mission (uncredited) |
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Willie Fung as Chinese Man (uncredited) |
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Fred Gamble as Man Saying There’s a Present for Fifi (uncredited) |
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Joseph Hazelton as Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited) |
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Cecil Holland as Old Man at Mission (uncredited) |
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Bertram Johns as Member of Bertie's Slumming Party (uncredited) |
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Billy Mack as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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James T. Mack as Doctor (uncredited) |
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George Marion as Music Hall Patron (uncredited) |
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Eric Mayne as Member of Bertie's Slumming Party (uncredited) |
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Polly Moran as Flower Lady at Music Hall (uncredited) |
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Frank Norcross as Music Hall Announcer (uncredited) |
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Eddie Sturgis as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Viola Webster as Young Woman with Chinese Man (uncredited) |
| Directing | Tod Browning | Director |
| Camera | Percy Hilburn | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Errol Taggart | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Settings |
| Writing | Tod Browning | Story |
| Art | A. Arnold Gillespie | Settings |
| Costume & Make-Up | André-ani | Wardrobe Designer |
| Writing | Waldemar Young | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maude Marsh | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathleen Kay | Wardrobe Designer |
| Directing | Harry Sharrock | Assistant Director |