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The Eye of the Night (1916)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 50M

Director : Walter Edwards

Synopsis

William H. Thompson plays a likeable old lighthouse keeper who must contend with his less likeable fellow villagers. One of Thompson's acts of kindness is to bless the "scandalous" romance between hero and heroine.

Actors

William H. Thompson
William H. Thompson
David Holden
Margery Wilson
Margery Wilson
Jane (as Marjory Wilson)
Thornton Edwards
Thornton Edwards
Rob Benson
J.P. Lockney
J.P. Lockney
Denby
Aggie Herring
Aggie Herring
Mrs. Denby (as Agnes Herring)
John Gilbert
John Gilbert
(uncredited)

Crews

Walter Edwards
Walter Edwards
Director
C. Gardner Sullivan
C. Gardner Sullivan
Writer
Devereaux Jennings
Devereaux Jennings
Director of Photography
Robert Brunton
Robert Brunton
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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