The_Blasphemer_(1921_film)

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The Blasphemer

1921 film

For the 2015 book by Waleed Al-Husseini, see The Blasphemer: The Price I Paid for Rejecting Islam.

The Blasphemer is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by O. E. Goebel and starring George Howard and Augusta Anderson. It was produced by the Catholic Art Association.

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Plot

The story revolves around John Harden, a Wall Street banker whose absence in faith leads to a life of despair and poverty. Having risen to a position of power on Wall Street, he boasts about his successes, claiming that he is the master of his fate, not God nor the devil. Soon afterwards, though, his family goes into poverty and his friends leave him. His faith is restored when he rescues his daughter who was being kept hostage in a Chinese opium den.[1][2]

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    "The Blasphemer (1921)". Nuray Pictures.
  2. [2]
    "The Blasphemer". AFI.


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