The Idol Dancer (1920)
With Richard Barthelmess, Clarine Seymour, Creighton Hale, Kate Bruce, George MacQuarrie
Directed by D. W. Griffith
The Idol Dancer is a 1920 American silent South Seas drama film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Richard Barthelmess and Clarine Seymour in her final film role. Seymour was a young actress Griffith was grooming for stardom. She died of pneumonia shortly after emergency surgery for an intestinal blockage on April 24, 1920, less than a month after the film premiered.
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