The Light of Happiness

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The Light of Happiness (1916)

Directed by John H. Collins

“"A Gripping Comedy-Drama, Touched With Pathos and Toned With Humor."”

Drama · 50m

Tangletop, is the daughter of the town drunk with her tattered clothes and unkempt hair has been made a social outcast. As a result, she seems to be the perfect actress for the role that Emmett Dwight has developed in order to deceive his wealthy ward, Lowell Van Orden, who, during his blindness, fell in love with Mollie Dean. Since Emmett wants his daughter Madeline to marry Lowell, he tells his ward, after his eyesight has been restored, that Tangletop, who gladly goes along with the plan, is Mollie. As Emmett hoped, his ward's ardor starts to cool, but then, after Tangletop comes under the influence of the Reverend Clyde Harmon, she confesses everything to Lowell. As soon as she finishes, Lowell seeks out the real Mollie and marries her, after which Tangletop marries Clyde.

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Cast

Viola Dana Tangletop Harry Linson Myron Dean Edward Earle Lowell Van Orden Bob Walker Reverend Clyde Harmon
G
George D. Melville Henry Mullins
L
Lorraine Frost Mollie Dean
J
Jack Busby Emmett Dwight
M
Mona Kingsley Madeline Dwight
C
Charles Boone
M
Margery Bonney Erskine

Crew

Director
John H. Collins
Writer
John H. Collins

Details

Release date
1916-09-04
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Columbia Pictures