Blind Husbands
An Austrian military officer and rogue attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon. The two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends surprisingly.
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Cast
14 people
Erich von Stroheim
Lt. Erich von Steuben
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Grand Illusion
Gibson Gowland
Silent Sepp
Known for
Greed
The Phantom of the Opera
Sam De Grasse
Dr. Armstrong
Known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Man Who Laughs
Francelia Billington
Margaret Armstrong
Also in
The Masked Heart
The White Sin
Fay Holderness
The 'Vamp' Waitress
Known for
Hog Wild
Lonesome
Ruby Kendrick
A Village Blossom
No other roles listed
Valerie Germonprez
The Newlywed
Jack Perrin
The Newlywed
Also in
Jaws of Justice
Gun Grit
Richard Cummings
The Village Physician
Also in
The Delicious Little Devil
Reaching for the Moon
Louis Fitzroy
The Village Priest
Also in
Barbara Frietchie
The Four-Gun Bandit
William De Vaull
Man from 'Home'
Also in
Poor Relations
The Prince and Betty
Jack Mathis
Man from 'Home'
Also in
The Heart Specialist
The Devil's Passkey
Erich von Stroheim Director · Ben F. Reynolds Cinematographer Viola Lawrence Editor
Budget $42K · United States release October 19, 1919 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$42,000
Production
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Production
United States
Produced in
The Pinnacle
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · October 19, 1919
Theatrical · Washington DC premiere
United States
October 21, 1919 · Theatrical
January 15, 2022 · Theatrical · restored version, MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation
Austria
January 1, 1921 · Theatrical · day & month of release unknown
October 3, 2021 · Theatrical · Vienna, restored version, premiere
Denmark
October 12, 1920 · Theatrical
France
May 12, 1922 · Theatrical
December 12, 2021 · Digital · internet, restored version
December 14, 2021 · TV · restored version, TV premiere
Germany
February 12, 2007 · Theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
December 12, 2021 · Digital · internet, restored version
December 14, 2021 · TV · restored version, TV premiere
May 19, 2022 · Theatrical · restored version, Hamburg International Music Festival
Italy
February 6, 1924 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 8, 2011 · Physical · DVD
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