Princess of the Dark (1917)
Drama | 18 February 1917
Director:
Charles MillerWriters:
Monte M. Katterjohn, Lanier BartlettProduction Company:
New York Motion Picture Corp.; Kay-BeeAccording to the 4 November 1916 Motion Picture News, "The first play for Enid Bennett, the new Ince star engaged by Mr. Ince while in New York, was put into production last week under the direction of Charles Miller."
The upcoming release was announced in the 27 January 1917 Motion Picture News as the U.S. screen debut of Australian actress Enid Bennett, whom producer Thomas H. Ince signed after seeing her in a New York City stage production. Filming took place at Ince-Triangle Studios in Culver City, CA, according to the 10 February 1917 Moving Picture World
Princess of the Dark debuted at the Strand Theatre in New York City. The date of the invitational event was reported as 1 Feb 1917 in the next day’s New York Tribune, and as 31 Jan 1917 in the 3 Feb 1917 Moving Picture World. A general release was scheduled for 18 Feb 1917.
Although Bennett’s performance was well-received, critics noted that the plotline was similar to that of another recent Triangle release, Nina, the Flower Girl (1917, see entry). A review in the 15 Feb 1917 Chicago Daily Tribune concluded that the story was “too sad to be classified as ‘entertainment’.” ...
According to the 4 November 1916 Motion Picture News, "The first play for Enid Bennett, the new Ince star engaged by Mr. Ince while in New York, was put into production last week under the direction of Charles Miller."
The upcoming release was announced in the 27 January 1917 Motion Picture News as the U.S. screen debut of Australian actress Enid Bennett, whom producer Thomas H. Ince signed after seeing her in a New York City stage production. Filming took place at Ince-Triangle Studios in Culver City, CA, according to the 10 February 1917 Moving Picture World
Princess of the Dark debuted at the Strand Theatre in New York City. The date of the invitational event was reported as 1 Feb 1917 in the next day’s New York Tribune, and as 31 Jan 1917 in the 3 Feb 1917 Moving Picture World. A general release was scheduled for 18 Feb 1917.
Although Bennett’s performance was well-received, critics noted that the plotline was similar to that of another recent Triangle release, Nina, the Flower Girl (1917, see entry). A review in the 15 Feb 1917 Chicago Daily Tribune concluded that the story was “too sad to be classified as ‘entertainment’.”
In a squalid West Virginia mining town, James Herron, a consumptive, lives with his daughter Fay, who has been blind since birth, but has a wonderful imagination. In Fay's mind, the secret cavern where she plays with hunchback "Crip" Halloran is a fairyland and her disfigured companion is Prince Charming. One day, John Rockwell, the son of a wealthy mine owner, arrives in town to look after his father’s property. By chance, he meets Fay and becomes enchanted with her charm and idealism. He is admitted to the magic kingdom and gradually dethrones Crip, much to the latter's distress. Motivated by his love for Fay and his pity for her misfortune, John arranges for an operation to restore her sight. Her eyes now opened to the harsh reality that she had idealized, Fay shrinks from the misshapen Crip and declares John her Prince Charming. The brokenhearted hunchback takes his life in the cavern. Fay and John later discover his body when visit their old ...
In a squalid West Virginia mining town, James Herron, a consumptive, lives with his daughter Fay, who has been blind since birth, but has a wonderful imagination. In Fay's mind, the secret cavern where she plays with hunchback "Crip" Halloran is a fairyland and her disfigured companion is Prince Charming. One day, John Rockwell, the son of a wealthy mine owner, arrives in town to look after his father’s property. By chance, he meets Fay and becomes enchanted with her charm and idealism. He is admitted to the magic kingdom and gradually dethrones Crip, much to the latter's distress. Motivated by his love for Fay and his pity for her misfortune, John arranges for an operation to restore her sight. Her eyes now opened to the harsh reality that she had idealized, Fay shrinks from the misshapen Crip and declares John her Prince Charming. The brokenhearted hunchback takes his life in the cavern. Fay and John later discover his body when visit their old haunt.
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