''Out of the Darkness'' is a 1915 American
drama
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silent film
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directed by
George Melford
George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...
and written by
Hector Turnbull. The film stars
Charlotte Walker
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Charlotte Ganahl Walker (December 20, 1876March 23, 1958) was a Broadway theater actress.
Early life
Charlotte Ganahl Walker was born on December 20, 1876, in Galveston, Texas to Edwin A. Walker (1849–1889) and Charlisa (De ...
,
Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he co ...
,
Marjorie Daw, Hal Clements,
Tom Forman and
Loyola O'Connor
Loyola O'Connor (born Ignatia Loyola O'Connor; July 8, 1868 – December 26, 1931), was an American stage and silent film actress. In the early 20th century, she worked multi-year stints in stage productions such as ''Way Down East'', '' Ben ...
. The film was released on September 9, 1915, by
Paramount Pictures.
Plot
The owner of a large
cannery
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(Charlotte Walker) employs many women and children in horrible working conditions. She refuses to see the manager (Thomas Meighan) who wants to try to get better conditions for the employees. She hits her head and ends up forgetting who she is. She ends up working at the cannery with the manager (who doesn't recognize her). The workers finally revolt and tie up the manager in a burning factory and the owner, who fell in love with him, suddenly remembers everything because of the shock of the situation. After rescuing him, she tries to make everything right again.
Cast
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Charlotte Walker
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Charlotte Ganahl Walker (December 20, 1876March 23, 1958) was a Broadway theater actress.
Early life
Charlotte Ganahl Walker was born on December 20, 1876, in Galveston, Texas to Edwin A. Walker (1849–1889) and Charlisa (De ...
as Helen Scott
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Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he co ...
as Harvey Brooks
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Marjorie Daw as Jennie Sands
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Hal Clements
Hal Clements was an actor and director of silent films in the U.S. He starred in dozens of silent films. He married writer Olga Printzlau.
Clements was part of Kalem Studio's Jacksonville film crew. In 1914, he directed and managed the studio's ...
as John Scott
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Tom Forman as Tom Jameson
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Loyola O'Connor
Loyola O'Connor (born Ignatia Loyola O'Connor; July 8, 1868 – December 26, 1931), was an American stage and silent film actress. In the early 20th century, she worked multi-year stints in stage productions such as ''Way Down East'', '' Ben ...
as Mrs. Sands
Preservation status
The film is preserved at EYE Institut (aka
Filmmuseum
Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands.
Location and history
Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t ...
Amsterdam).
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Out of the Darkness''
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References
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1915 films
1910s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1915 drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by George Melford
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
1910s American films
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