Through the Dark (1924 film)
| Through the Dark | |
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.jpg) Still with Colleen Moore and Forrest Stanley | |
| Directed by | George W. Hill |
| Written by | Frances Marion (scenario) |
| Based on | "The Daughter of Mother McGinn" by Jack Boyle |
| Starring | Forrest Stanley Colleen Moore |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell Allen Siegler |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Through the Dark is a 1924 American silent mystery crime drama film directed by George W. Hill, and starring Colleen Moore and Forrest Stanley as the popular detective character Boston Blackie. The film's scenario, written by Frances Marion, is based on the short story "The Daughter of Mother McGinn" by Jack Boyle.[1] The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productionss and distributed through Goldwyn Pictures.[1]
Cast
- Colleen Moore as Mary McGinn
- Forrest Stanley as Boston Blackie
- Margaret Seddon as Mother McGinn
- Hobart Bosworth as Warden
- George Cooper as Travel
- Eddie Phillips as The 'Glad Rag' Kid (credited as Edward Phillips)
- Wade Boteler as Detective O'Leary
- Tom Bates as Sandy
- Carmelita Geraghty as Ethel Grayson
- Maxine Elliott Hicks
Censorship
The film was banned by the British Board of Film Censors upon its release for its depiction of unspecified "taboo" subject matter.[2]
Preservation
An incomplete print of Through the Dark is preserved at the Library of Congress.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Beauchamp, Cari (1998). Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood. University of California Press. p. 447. ISBN 0-520-92138-0.
- ^ Green, Jonathon; Karolides, Nicholas J. (2009). Encyclopedia of Censorship. Infobase Publishing. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-1-438-11001-1.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Through the Dark at silentera.com
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Through the Dark
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- 1920s mystery drama films
- American crime drama films
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- American silent feature films
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