In the Twilight

In the Twilight
In the Twilight
Directed by	Tom Ricketts
Written by	Marc Edmund Jones
Starring	Perry Banks ; Charlotte Burton ; Reaves Eason
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	February 15, 1915;
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film ; English intertitles

Last updated February 24, 2024

In the Twilight is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by Tom Ricketts. The film stars Perry Banks, Charlotte Burton, Reaves Eason, David Lythgoe, Louise Lester, Vivian Rich, and Harry Van Meter.

Cast

Harry von Meter as Samuel Drew (as Harry Van Meter)
Vivian Rich as Mary Harris
Jack Richardson as George Drew
Charlotte Burton as Ellen Harris
Perry Banks as John Drew - the Father
Louise Lester as Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Tom Ricketts as Doris Grant (as Josephine Ditt)
Robert Klein as Old Grant
B. Reeves Eason as Clarence Handyslides (as Reaves Eason)
Jean Durrell

Reception

In a positive review, Motography called the film "one of the most wholesome heart-interest stories ever released by the American Film Manufacturing Company". It continued, "Photographically the feature is a gem, some of the scenes on a peaceful farm being real works of art, and comparable to nothing less than paintings. Harry Von Meter, Jack Richardson, Vivian Rich and Charlotte Burton have the four leading roles, and all of them are seen to advantage, though possibly Mr. Richardson is a bit the more entitled to praise for his clever characterizations."^[2]

In another positive review, The Moving Picture World praised the film for being "very successful in its way and lead[ing] up to a home-coming scene of real pathos" and said, "This is obviously sentimental in treatment, but gets over very well. The photography is pleasing and the cast good."^[3]Reel Life said the film was "a touching drama of love, disappointment and tardy fulfillment".^[1]

The same periodical wrote "Twilight, fifth of the light series written by Marc Jones, has been released in the Mutual program by the American company for which it was produced by Thomas Ricketts. Twilight is more ambitious than its predecessors, Daylight, Firelight, Moonlight and Candlelight".^[4]

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References

1 2 "In the Twilight—American (Two Reels). A Touching Drama of Love, Disappointment and Tardy Fulfillment". Reel Life. Vol. 5, no. 21. Mutual Film. 2015-02-06. p. 12 . Retrieved 2023-04-17– via Internet Archive.
1 2 Caward, Neil G. (1915-02-20). "Song Basis of an Excellent Production". Motography . Vol. 13, no. 8. p. 277. Retrieved 2023-04-17– via Internet Archive.
↑ "In the Twilight". The Moving Picture World . 23 (9): 1289. 1915-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-17– via Internet Archive.
↑ New York, Chalmers Publishing Company (1915). Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915). Media History Digital Library. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company.

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[Reel2015-02-06-1] 1 2 "In the Twilight—American (Two Reels). A Touching Drama of Love, Disappointment and Tardy Fulfillment". Reel Life. Vol. 5, no. 21. Mutual Film. 2015-02-06. p. 12 . Retrieved 2023-04-17– via Internet Archive.

[Caward1915-02-20-2] 1 2 Caward, Neil G. (1915-02-20). "Song Basis of an Excellent Production". Motography . Vol. 13, no. 8. p. 277. Retrieved 2023-04-17– via Internet Archive.

[Moving1915-02-27-3] "In the Twilight". The Moving Picture World . 23 (9): 1289. 1915-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-17– via Internet Archive.

[4] New York, Chalmers Publishing Company (1915). Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915). Media History Digital Library. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company.

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