A Voice in the Dark is a 1921 American black-and-white silent mystery film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Ramsey Wallace, Irene Rich, and Alec B. Francis.[1] The film is based on the play A Voice in the Dark by Ralph E. Dyar (New York, July 28, 1919).[2]
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Screenplay by | Ralph E. Dyar, Arthur F. Statter |
| Based on | A Voice in the Dark by Ralph E. Dyar |
| Starring | Ramsey Wallace, Irene Rich, Alec B. Francis |
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| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editTwo sisters engaged on the same day: Adele, the younger, to Dr. Hugh Sainsbury, and Blanche, the eldest, to Harlan Day, an assistant district attorney. They are both suspected of committing a murder when Sainsbury is found dead. Blanche has a motive as Sainsbury almost dishonored her so that she wanted to prevent her sister from marrying him. Thanks to the testimony of two witnesses, a deaf woman and a blind man residing in the sanatorium where Sainsbury was working, the murder is resolved: the culprit is Amelia Ellingham, a nurse whom Sainsbury had seduced and to whom he had proposed to marry.[3]
Cast
edit- Ramsey Wallace as Harlan Day
- Irene Rich as Blanche Walton
- Alec B. Francis as Joseph Crampton (as Alec Francis)
- Alan Hale as Dr. Hugh Sainsbury
- Ora Carew as Adele Walton
- William Scott as Chester Thomas
- Richard Tucker as Lieutenant Patrick Cloyd
- Alice Hollister as Amelia Ellingham
- Gertrude Norman as Mrs. Lydiard
- James Neill as Edward Small
Preservation status
edit- A print is preserved in the Library of Congress.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "~A Voice in the Dark~ 1921". Silent Hollywood. silenthollywood.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Wlaschin, Ken (April 28, 2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. p. 234. ISBN 9780786454297. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "A Voice in the Dark". afi.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Voice in the Dark
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.202 c.1978 by The Film Institute