A Voice in the Dark (1921)
Mystery, Melodrama | 26 March 1921
Cast:
Ramsey Wallace, Irene Rich, Alec Francis [ More ]Director:
Frank LloydWriters:
Arthur F. Statter , Ralph E. DyarProduction Company:
Goldwyn PicturesThe scenario was based on the 1919 play, A Voice in the Dark by Ralph E. Dyar. An article in the 27 November 1920 Motion Picture News noted that principal photography had ended weeks earlier, and final editing was nearly completed. The 1921 Wid’s Year Book credited Dev Jennings as cameraman.
A Voice in the Dark was released on 26 March 1921, preceded by a Philadelphia, PA, opening at the Dunbar Theatre on 14 March 1921. Other openings followed during the week of 27 March 1921 at the Strand Theatre in Tacoma, WA, and during the week of 5 June 1921 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, a portion of this film is extant.
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The scenario was based on the 1919 play, A Voice in the Dark by Ralph E. Dyar. An article in the 27 November 1920 Motion Picture News noted that principal photography had ended weeks earlier, and final editing was nearly completed. The 1921 Wid’s Year Book credited Dev Jennings as cameraman.
A Voice in the Dark was released on 26 March 1921, preceded by a Philadelphia, PA, opening at the Dunbar Theatre on 14 March 1921. Other openings followed during the week of 27 March 1921 at the Strand Theatre in Tacoma, WA, and during the week of 5 June 1921 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, a portion of this film is extant.
Blanche and Adele Warren become engaged on the same day: Blanche to Assistant District Attorney Harlan Day, and Adele to Dr. Hugh Sainsbury. However, when Hugh is found murdered, both women are suspects, as they were last seen with him. An investigation reveals that the doctor nearly dishonored Blanche, and her need to protect her younger sister may have been a motive. Two witnesses testify, one of whom is deaf and the other blind, both residents of the sanitarium where Hugh was employed. The murderer is revealed to be Amelia Ellingham, a nurse at the sanitarium, whom the doctor had seduced and failed to ...
Blanche and Adele Warren become engaged on the same day: Blanche to Assistant District Attorney Harlan Day, and Adele to Dr. Hugh Sainsbury. However, when Hugh is found murdered, both women are suspects, as they were last seen with him. An investigation reveals that the doctor nearly dishonored Blanche, and her need to protect her younger sister may have been a motive. Two witnesses testify, one of whom is deaf and the other blind, both residents of the sanitarium where Hugh was employed. The murderer is revealed to be Amelia Ellingham, a nurse at the sanitarium, whom the doctor had seduced and failed to marry.
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