Movie: Black Butterflies

Top 8 Billed Cast

Jobyna Ralston
Jobyna Ralston

Dorinda Maxwell

Mae Busch
Mae Busch

Kitty Perkins

Robert Frazer
Robert Frazer

David

Lila Lee
Lila Lee

Norma Davis

Robert Ober
Robert Ober

Jimmie

Ray Hallor
Ray Hallor

Chad

George Periolat
George Periolat

Hatch

Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew

Judge Davis

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    An exposé of the "fake" or "wicked" Bohemian social circles, highlighting the moral consequences of their actions. The film features a "pleasure-seeking" philosophy, evidenced by the intertitle that read, "May we help ourselves to life's pleasures?"

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    1928-08-30

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