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The Blot

Play trailer Poster for The Blot 1921,  1h 18m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Amelia (Claire Windsor) is a young librarian with several potential love interests. One is Phil West (Louis Calhern), a wealthy young man and a student of Amelia's father, Andrew (Philip Hubbard). However, Phil's affluence keeps Amelia at bay. When Amelia becomes malnourished because her family cannot afford food, her mother (Margaret McWade) has no choice but to turn to thievery. Seeing that his professor and his love interest are in a dire situation, Phil comes up with a solution.

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Variety Staff Variety Nov 11, 2019
It touches the heart. It is sensibly and intelligently put together, points a worthwhile moral without offensive preaching and is on a live topic. In addition, its technical qualities are high in standard. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Nov 11, 2019
Widely regarded as Lois Weber's masterpiece, The Blot brings into perfect harmony the social commentary of her Universal work and the domestic intrigue of her later projects. Go to Full Review
Richard Brody The New Yorker Jul 24, 2017
Weber films this pain-seared drama with a meticulous eye for the telling detail-worn-out shoes, torn carpet, tatty furniture-and for the nuances of social observation and concealments on which pride and shame depend. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Sep 28, 2015
3.5/4
This superb movie helps restore [Weber's] reputation. Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Jan 1, 2011
Vivid look at income inequality and ordinary people struggling to get by, in a society where only the rich make a decent living. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 23, 2005
B
Connected with the mostly middle-class audience who identified with the heroine. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Lois Weber

Director

Philip Hubbard

Andrew Theodore Griggs

Margaret McWade

Mrs. Griggs

Claire Windsor

Amelia Griggs

Louis Calhern

Phil West

Marie Walcamp

Juanita Claredon

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Movie Info

Synopsis Amelia (Claire Windsor) is a young librarian with several potential love interests. One is Phil West (Louis Calhern), a wealthy young man and a student of Amelia's father, Andrew (Philip Hubbard). However, Phil's affluence keeps Amelia at bay. When Amelia becomes malnourished because her family cannot afford food, her mother (Margaret McWade) has no choice but to turn to thievery. Seeing that his professor and his love interest are in a dire situation, Phil comes up with a solution.
Director
Lois Weber
Producer
Kevin Brownlow, David Gill, Lois Weber
Screenwriter
Marion Orth, Lois Weber
Distributor
F.B. Warren Corporation
Production Co
Lois Weber Productions
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 4, 1921, Original
Runtime
1h 18m
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