The Light of Happiness explained
| The Light of Happiness |
| Director: | John H. Collins |
| Producer: | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Starring: | Viola Dana |
| Cinematography: | H. O. Carleton |
| Distributor: | Metro Pictures |
| Runtime: | 5 reels |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | Silent |
The Light of Happiness is a lost[1] 1916 silent film drama directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana.[2] [3]
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
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Light Of Happiness. 20 October 2017. Lcweb2.loc.gov. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List. Silentera.com. 20 October 2017.
- Web site: Detail view of Movies Page. Afi.com. 20 October 2017.
- Book: Paietta, Ann C. . Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003 . 2015-01-24 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-1016-0 . 467 . en.
