She traded innocence for champagne problems — 1928's most scandalous transformation tale.
Blindfold is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Charles Klein and written by Ewart Adamson, Robert Horwood and William Kernell. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process.
Costume
Lois Moran's wardrobe evolution screams flapper Cinderella.
Score
Movietone sync adds unintentionally surreal energy to melodrama.
Director
Charles Klein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Klein died mere months after release, making this his haunting final directorial statement on moral decay.
Released during Hollywood's frantic pivot to sound, this awkward hybrid captures an entire industry holding its breath.
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