A Dark Lantern 1920 newspaper publicity image

''A Dark Lantern'' is a

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1920 American silent

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produced and released by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1905 novel of the same name by

Elizabeth Robins Elizabeth Robins (August 6, 1862 – May 8, 1952) was an actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragette. She also wrote as C. E. Raimond. Early life Elizabeth Robins, the first child of Charles Robins and Hannah Crow, was born in Louisville, ...

. John S. Robertson directed and

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and her then husband James Crane star. According to the AFI Catalog, the film was shot at the Essanay studios in Chicago as that was where Alice Brady was appearing in a play at the time.

Plot

As described in a

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, mistaking the intentions of Prince Anton (Denny) of Argovinia in seeking her hand, young English woman Katherine Dereham (Brady) suffers a great shock when his attentions culminate in a proposal that she be his morganatic wife, his country requiring an alliance with a royal princess. This, together with the blow of her father's death, shatters Katherine's nerves and causes a breakdown. She recovers under the rigid administrations of Dr. Garth Vincent (Crane). Her attitude of antagonistic exaggeration of his sternness that conceives it as sheer brutality makes her submission to the deep love he bears her a sorrowful task. His patience at last breaks her embittered spirit and sends her to his home, willing to accept his protection under compromising circumstances. The realness of his affection is at last revealed to her and Prince Anton, whose love for Katherine has made him risk his throne by divorcing his wife, is sent back to Argovinia.

Cast

as Katherine Dereham * James Crane as Dr. Garth Vincent * Reginald Denny as Prince Anton * Brandon Hurst as Colonel Dereham *

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as Lady Peterborough *David Monterno as Graf-Wilhelm *Carolyn Irwin as Mrs. Hally *Mrs. Tony West as Mrs. Todine *Roni Pursell as Princess Margaretha *Russell McDermott as Leonard *Virginia Huppert as Nurse for Katherine *Dorothy Betts as Natalie, Maid

References

External links

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Lantern slide; ''A Dark Lantern''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dark Lantern, A 1920 films Films directed by John S. Robertson Films based on American novels Lost American drama films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films set in England 1920 lost films 1920s American films