A Voice in the Dark (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| A Voice in the Dark | |
|---|---|
Newspaper advertising | |
| 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 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
|
Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Voice in the Dark is a 1921 American black-and-white silent 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]
Plot
Two 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
- 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
- A print is preserved in the Library of Congress.[4][5]
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
