''The Craving'' is a 1918 American silent

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written and directed by

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and Francis Ford. A 35mm print of the film with Dutch intertitles survives in the EYE Film Instituut Nederland film archive.

Plot

Carroll Wayles (Ford) is a chemist who has discovered the formula for a high explosive. This is a secret All Kasarib (Gerald) wishes to learn. He uses his ward, Beulah Grey (Gaston), who is under his hypnotic power, to tempt Wayles with liquor, knowing that he has formerly been addicted to drink, but had overcome it. Wayles returns to his former mode of living. Kasarib gains the ascendency over him and learns the secret. Wayles’ spirit is taken on an imaginary trip over battlegrounds and through scenes of lust to show him the pitfalls that await slaves of the flesh. Wayles awakens a changed man. He goes to the laboratory of Kasarib, where there is a struggle, during which an explosion kills Kasarib. Wayles and the ward are then free to marry each other.

Cast

* Francis Ford as Carroll Wayles * Mae Gaston as Beulah Grey * Peter Gerald as Ala Kasarib *

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as Dick Wayles * Jean Hathaway as Mrs. Wayles

References

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* 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s rediscovered films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Francis Ford Films directed by John Ford Rediscovered American films Universal Pictures films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub