The Dark Road (1917 film)

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The Dark Road
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Directed by Charles Miller
Written by J.G. Hawks
John Lynch
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring Dorothy Dalton
Robert McKim
John Gilbert
Cinematography Clyde De Vinna
Production
companies
Distributed by Triangle Distributing
Release date
  • April 1, 1917 (1917-04-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Dark Road is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Dorothy Dalton, Robert McKim and John Gilbert. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Brunton.

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It is set in England during World War I, where the adulterous wife of a British army officer becomes entangled with a German spy.

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Preservation

With no prints of The Dark Road located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. [2]

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