Lamp in the Desert

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Lamp in the Desert
Directed by F. Martin Thornton
Written by Leslie Howard Gordon
Starring Gladys Jennings
Louis Willoughby
George K. Arthur
Production
company
Stoll Pictures
Distributed by Stoll Pictures
Release date
January 1922
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Lamp in the Desert is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings, Louis Willoughby and George K. Arthur. [1] It was adapted from a 1919 novel by Ethel M. Dell and turned into a script by Leslie Howard Gordon. [1]

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Plot

The film is a drama set in India. The story centers around a captain who forces a bigamist to feign death so that he can marry his widow. [1]

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lamp in the Desert (1922)". BFI. Retrieved 11 October 2018.