''The House of a Thousand Candles'' is a 1915 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring

Harry Mestayer Harry Mestayer (1876–1958) was an actor in silent films and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions. He performed in California, was ...

, Grace Darmond and John Charles. Based on a novel of the same name by Meredith Nicholson, it was remade twice. In 1919 another silent film ''

Haunting Shadows ''Haunting Shadows'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring H.B. Warner, Edward Peil Sr., and Charles Hill Mailes.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 It was based on 1906 novel which had ...

'' and a 1936 sound film '' The House of a Thousand Candles''.Goble p.803

Cast

as Jack Glenarm * Grace Darmond as Marian Evans * John Charles as Arthur Pickering *

George Backus George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

as John Marshall 'Squire' Glenarm * Forrest Robinson as Bates *

Edgar Nelson Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of ''wikt:en:ead, ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''Gar (spear), gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval per ...

as Larry Donovan * Emma Glenwood as Theresa Evans * Gladys Samms as Olivia Evans * Mary Robson as Carmen *

Effingham Pinto Effingham may refer to: Geography Europe *Effingham, Surrey, England *Effingham Hundred, a hundred in Surrey that includes the village of Effingham *Effingham Junction railway station, a station near the village North America *Effingham, Ontario, ...

as Don Jose

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1915 films 1915 mystery films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by Thomas N. Heffron Films based on American novels Selig Polyscope Company films Silent mystery films 1910s American films {{Mystery-film-stub