The Dwelling Place of Light (film)

The Dwelling Place of Light
The Dwelling Place of Light
Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Winston Churchill (novel); William Clifford ;
Produced by	Benjamin B. Hampton
Starring	Claire Adams ; Nigel De Brulier ; King Baggot ;
Cinematography	Enrique Juan Vallejo
Production; company	Benjamin B. Hampton Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange ; W. W. Hodkinson Corporation ;
Release date	September 12, 1920;
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

Last updated March 13, 2025

The Dwelling Place of Light is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Claire Adams, Nigel De Brulier and King Baggot.^[1] It is based on the 1917 novel The Dwelling-Place of Light by the American novelist Winston Churchill.

Plot

Cast

Claire Adams as Janet Butler
Nigel De Brulier as James Rolfe
King Baggot as Brooks Insall
Robert McKim as Claude Ditmar
Ogden Crane as Chester Sprole
Lassie Young as Elsie Butler
Lydia Knott as Hannah Butler
George Berrell as Edward Butler
Beulah Booker as Julia Gallagher
William V. Mong as John Gallager
Aggie Herring as Mrs. Gallagher
Charles Murphy as Guido Antonelli

References

↑ Parish & Pitts p.76

Bibliography

James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

External links

The Dwelling Place of Light at IMDb

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[1] Parish & Pitts p.76

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