Quincy Adams Sawyer is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Lon Chaney, John Bowers, Barbara La Marr, and Blanche Sweet.
He is immediately smitten with her, but before he can pursue her, he is summoned to the village of Mason's Corner by his father's friend Deacon Pettengill (Edward Connolly) to investigate a villainous lawyer named Obadiah Strout (Lon Chaney).
He shows interest in her until he finds out who the girl he met in the park was: Pettengill's niece Alice who has become blind since their last meeting.
Strout succeeds in goading the brutish Stiles to assault Quincy, but having some boxing skills, the handsome young lawyer winds up giving the bully a tremendous beating.
[5] Barbara La Marr received favorable reviews from the critics as well, and the film was a success at the box office.
[7] "It is not a subtle story and everything turns out just as you would wish it, but it is a vastly entertaining picture containing about all the elements that good showmanship has shown audiences desire."
---Variety "The picture would be a lot better than it is if it were only a little less superficial and if the subtitle writer had not done all in his power to destroy it...For instance, Lon Chaney is the villain.
Yet he is introduced in a subtitle which says, in effect, 'Ladies and gentlemen, we now present the villain of our piece, an evil fellow, believe us, who has designs on the heroine because she has just inherited a large sum of money.
It holds good interest and many unexpected thrills occur as the story progresses".----Exhibitors Trade Review "Lon Chaney adds another to his long list of splendid characterizations as the village attorney with his special haircut for the party and his elaborate use of facial expression.