''Even as Eve'' is a 1920 American silent

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by A. H. Fischer Features and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. Produced by

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, the film was directed by Rolfe and Chester De Vonde, with Arthur A. Cadwell and Conrad Wells (as A. Fried) as

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s. It was filmed at the former

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studios in

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. Some exterior scenes were filmed in the

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and on a

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estate. It was based on the short story "The Shining Band" by Robert W. Chambers, and adapted by Charles Logue.

Plot

Eileen O'Hara lives with her father as members of a religious cult known as The Shining Band in a compound in the Adirondack Mountains. Her mother's infidelity years ago has left her father embittered. Peyster Sproul, as president of the Sagamore Club, tries to buy O'Hara's land to turn it into a Summer resort. Sproul is the man with whom Eileen's mother had the affair. Mr. O'Hara recognizes Sproul, they quarrel, and as a result Mr. O'Hara dies. Sproul then bribes Amasu Munn, the dishonest cult leader, to obtain an illegitimate claim on the property. Sproul tries to steal the deed from Eileen but is thwarted by young Dr. Lansing who has become enamored with Eileen. She then marries Dr. Lansing.

Cast

References

Sources
Miskatonic "Even As Eve"
at The Gutenberg Project

External links

* 1920 films American silent feature films English-language crime drama films 1920 crime drama films Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers First National Pictures films American black-and-white films Films directed by B. A. Rolfe 1920s American films Silent American crime drama films 1920s English-language films {{silent-crime-drama-film-stub