Black Butterflies (1928 film)

Black Butterflies is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne and starring Jobyna Ralston, Mae Busch, and Robert Frazer.^[1][2]

Black Butterflies
Directed by	James W. Horne
Written by	Henry McCarty Delos Sutherland
Starring	Jobyna Ralston Mae Busch Robert Frazer
Cinematography	Max Dupont Stephen S. Norton
Edited by	Ralph Dawson
Production company	Carlos Productions
Distributed by	Quality Distributing Corporation
Release date	August 31, 1928 (1928-08-31)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Jobyna Ralston as Dorinda Maxwell
• Mae Busch as Kitty Perkins
• Robert Frazer as David
• Lila Lee as Norma Davis
• Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as Judge Davis
• Robert Ober as Jimmie
• Ray Hallor as Chad
• George Periolat as Hatch

Censorship

When Black Butterflies was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered a cut of an intertitle with the caption, "May we help ourselves to life's pleasures."^[3]