The Idol Dancer is a 1920 American silent South Seas drama film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith.

She died of pneumonia shortly after emergency surgery for an intestinal blockage on April 24, 1920, less than a month after the film premiered.

[2][3] The film is based on the story "Blood of the Covenants" by Gordon Ray Young.

[4] Mary (Seymour) is the daughter of a French man and a Javanese mother and enjoys dancing.

One is a beachcomber named Barthelmess, who was tossed off a passing ship for failing to work and only seeks to drink gin.