The Light of Happiness

The Light of Happiness
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Directed by	John H. Collins
Written by	John Collins
Produced by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Starring	Viola Dana
Cinematography	H. O. Carleton
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	September 4, 1916 (1916-09-04)
Running time	5 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent

The Light of Happiness is a lost ^[1] 1916 silent film drama directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana. ^{[2] [3]}

The film follows Tangletop, a social outcast with an alcoholic father. Emmett Dwight and Tangletop enter into a plan to deceive the blind and wealthy Lowell Van Orden, but Tangletop changes her mind after meeting Reverend Clyde Harmon. She comes clean to Van Orden and ultimately marries Harmon. ^[4]

Cast

• Viola Dana - Tangletop
• George Melville - Henry Mullins, her father
• Lorraine Frost - Mollie Dean
• Harry Linsen - Myron Dean
• Edward Earle - Lowell Van Orden
• Jack Busby - Emmett Dwight
• Mona Kingsley - Madeline Dwight
• Robert Walker - Reverend Clyde Harmon
• Charles Boone -
• Mrs. Wallace Erskine

References

1. "Light Of Happiness". Lcweb2.loc.gov. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
2. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
3. "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
4. Paietta, Ann C. (January 24, 2015). Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003. McFarland. p. 467. ISBN   978-1-4766-1016-0.

External links

• The Light of Happiness at IMDb