The Light of Happiness

The Light of Happiness is a lost[1] 1916 silent film drama directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana.[2][3]

The Light of Happiness
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Directed byJohn H. Collins
Written byJohn Collins
Produced byColumbia Pictures Corporation
StarringViola Dana
CinematographyH. O. Carleton
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • September 4, 1916 (1916-09-04)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent

The film follows Tangletop, a social outcast with an alcoholic father. Emmett Dwight and Tangletop enter into a plan to deceive the blind and wealthy Lowell Van Orden, but Tangletop changes her mind after meeting Reverend Clyde Harmon. She comes clean to Van Orden and ultimately marries Harmon.[4]

Cast

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  • Viola Dana - Tangletop
  • George Melville - Henry Mullins, her father
  • Lorraine Frost - Mollie Dean
  • Harry Linsen - Myron Dean
  • Edward Earle - Lowell Van Orden
  • Jack Busby - Emmett Dwight
  • Mona Kingsley - Madeline Dwight
  • Robert Walker - Reverend Clyde Harmon
  • Charles Boone -
  • Mrs. Wallace Erskine

References

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  1. ^ "Light Of Happiness". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ Paietta, Ann C. (2015-01-24). Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003. McFarland. p. 467. ISBN 978-1-4766-1016-0.
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