The Blindness of Love | |
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Directed by | Charles Horan Edna G. Riley (A.D.) |
Screenplay by | Harry O. Hoyt Ruth Comfort Mitchell |
Starring | Julius Steger George Le Guere Grace Valentine |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures Corporation |
Release date | 6 March 1916 (USA) |
The Blindness of Love is a five-reel silent film directed by Charles Horan from a screenplay by Harry O. Hoyt and Ruth Comfort Mitchell. [1] [2]
Julius Steger plays a wealthy old piano maker named Joseph who is blindly devoted to his trouble-making adult son. [3] [4]
The Decoy is a 1916 American black and white silent short drama film directed by William Garwood, and starring William Garwood, Edward Brady, Lois Wilson, Wadsworth Harris, and Frank MacQuarrie. The film premiered October 19, 1916. The film is said to be a story of "revenge and intrigue" with its scenes set in Paris according to the Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association writing about the film in 1916.
Irene Fenwick was an American stage and silent film actress. She was married to Lionel Barrymore from 1923 until her death in 1936. Fenwick has several surviving feature films from her productions for the Kleine-Edison Feature Film Service, which also has numerous surviving shorts in the Library of Congress.
Clara Whipple(néeClara or Clarissa or Clarise Brimmer Whipple; November 7, 1887 – November 6, 1932) was an American actress who flourished in theatre from 1913 to 1915 and in silent film from 1915 to 1919. She was also a silent film scenario writer.
Hector V. Sarno was an American film actor who began in the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1912 and 1948. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Pasadena, California.
The Moving Picture World was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, Moving Picture World frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios.
Audrey is a 1916 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players Film Company and released through Paramount Pictures. The film stars Pauline Frederick and was directed by Robert G. Vignola. It is based on a novel of the same name about an orphan by Mary Johnston. The film is now considered lost.
The World's Great Snare is a 1916 American silent drama film produced by Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1900 novel of the same name by E. Phillips Oppenheim and was directed by Joseph Kaufman. The film stars Pauline Frederick, a noted stage actress, and Irving Cummings, later a director, is the male lead. The film is now considered lost.
The Doll Doctor is a 1916 American short silent drama film, directed by Jack Harvey. It stars Harry Benham, Violet Mersereau, and Jack Lewis.
Wray Bartlett Physioc was an American film director, producer and artist. His film The Gulf Between (1917) was the first Technicolor film ever produced.
Equitable Motion Picture Company was a short-lived but influential silent film company. It was launched in 1915. It was headed by Arthur Spiegel. It distributed its films through William A. Brady's World Film Company. It was acquired by World Film in 1916, with the agreement signed on January 29, 1916, afterwards it was consolidated under Brady's control.
Jack Brammal, born John George Brammal, was an actor on stage and screen in the United States. He was born in England.
Ben Turbett was an opera performer, actor, and film director in the United States.
C. C. Field Film Company, also known as Field's Feature Film Company, was a short-lived film studio company in Miami, Florida. Construction of a studio for the company at South Miami Avenue at 25th Street began in 1915. It was headed by Charles C. Field who also established the Prismatic Film Company, its predecessor. Field relocated to Hollywood before returning to Florida in 1916. His partner took over and soon after the company ceased operations having produced only a few films. The studio building was later used by Tilford's studio.
Mollie King was an American stage and screen actress.
Maie B. Havey was an American screenwriter active during the earliest years of Hollywood. During her decade in the industry, she was credited on nearly 70 screenplays.
Edwin Middleton (1865–1929) was a film director in the United States.
Edna G. Riley (1880-1962) was an American screenwriter, author, activist, and assistant film director who worked in Hollywood primarily during the 1910s.
Golda Madden was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era.
William Winter Jefferson was an actor in silent films.
Harry S. Palmer was an animator in the United States. About 20 of his films are preserved in the Library of Congress. He worked at Gaumont Film Company's American division in Flushing, New York.