''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

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, with Arthur A. Cadwell and

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(as A. Fried) as cinematographers. It was filmed at the former

Thanhouser Company The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920, ...

studios in New Rochelle, New York. Some exterior scenes were filmed in the New York

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and on a Long Island estate. It was based on the short story "The Shining Band" by

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, 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 the O'Hara's land to become 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 American 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 drama films 1920s English-language films {{silent-crime-drama-film-stub