Out of the Darkness (1915 film)

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Out of the Darkness
A woman lays passed out on a bed and a three people stand over her, worried.
Scene from the film
Directed byGeorge Melford
Story byHector Turnbull
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringCharlotte Walker
Thomas Meighan
Marjorie Daw
Hal Clements
Tom Forman
Loyola O'Connor
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • September 9, 1915 (1915-09-09)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Out of the Darkness is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Hector Turnbull. The film stars Charlotte Walker, Thomas Meighan, Marjorie Daw, Hal Clements, Tom Forman and Loyola O'Connor. The film was released on September 9, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Plot[edit]

The owner of a large cannery (Charlotte Walker) employs many women and children in horrible working conditions. She refuses to see the manager (Thomas Meighan) who wants to try to get better conditions for the employees. She hits her head and ends up forgetting who she is. She ends up working at the cannery with the manager (who doesn't recognize her). The workers finally revolt and tie up the manager in a burning factory and the owner, who fell in love with him, suddenly remembers everything because of the shock of the situation. After rescuing him, she tries to make everything right again.[3]

Cast[edit]

Preservation status[edit]

The film is preserved at EYE Institut (aka Filmmuseum Amsterdam).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Out of the Darkness (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Out of the Darkness". AFI. Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 24 December 2014.(Wayback)
  3. ^ "Out of Darkness (1915) Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Out of the Darkness

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