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The Blot
1921
· Movie
· 91 min
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The story examines the quiet struggles of an underpaid college professor and his family, who live in genteel poverty next door to a prosperous family of immigrants. The professor's daughter is courted by both a wealthy, boorish student and the kind-hearted young minister who sympathizes with their plight. The narrative highlights the social and economic pressures of the academic world, the "blot" of inadequate income for vital professions, and the subtle class tensions in a changing America.
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- Director
- Lois Weber
- Writers
- Lois Weber, Marion Orth
- Studio
- Lois Weber Productions
- Released
- 4 September 1921
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
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