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The Light of Happiness
The Light of Happiness
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The Light of Happiness

1916
50m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1916

Runtime

50m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Sep 4, 1916
Languages
No Language
Director
John H. Collins
John H. Collins
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Viola Dana

Viola Dana

Tangletop

George D. Melville

Henry Mullins

Lorraine Frost

Mollie Dean

Harry Linson

Harry Linson

Myron Dean

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Lowell Van Orden

Jack Busby

Emmett Dwight

Mona Kingsley

Madeline Dwight

Bob Walker

Bob Walker

Reverend Clyde Harmon

Charles Boone

Margery Bonney Erskine

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