''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
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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 ...
as Jack Glenarm
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Grace Darmond as Marian Evans
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John Charles as Arthur Pickering
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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
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Forrest Robinson as Bates
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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
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Emma Glenwood as Theresa Evans
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Gladys Samms as Olivia Evans
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Mary Robson as Carmen
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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
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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
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