''A Night of Thrills'' is a 1914 American silent supernatural

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directed by

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, written by Ida May Park (uncredited) (who was De Grasse's wife) and featuring

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and Pauline Bush. The film is now considered to be

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. Some sources say this film may never have actually been released at all, since not a single review of the film has ever turned up anywhere, but the Blake book claims it was released theatrically on Dec. 13, 1914.

Plot

Howard Wild, a kindly old gentleman, bequeaths his old mansion to his young niece Hazel and her fiancé Jack as a wedding present. A few days before the wedding, Hazel hears some terrible gossip about Jack, and after a spat, she leaves him and flees to the mansion to be alone. That night some thieves arrive to rob the house and Hazel watches them, helpless and terrified. When the criminals go down into the wine cellar, she runs for the door, but just then Jack enters and, mistaking him for another burglar in the dark, she screams and faints. Hearing her scream, The burglars run from the house, thinking the place is haunted, and leave the loot behind. Jack revives Hazel, but she still refuses to make up with him. Suddenly the ghost of old Uncle Howard appears before them and acts as a peacemaker, reuniting them again. The two lovebirds return home to be married.

Cast

* Pauline Bush as Hazel * William C. Dowlan as Jack * Charles Manley as Uncle Howard Wild (the ghost) *

credited as "The Visitor"

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Night Of Thrills, A 1914 films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1914 drama films Lost American films Films directed by Joseph De Grasse Universal Pictures short films Silent American drama films 1914 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films