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The Light
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards

Cast: Theda Bara [Blanchette Dumond, also known as Madame Lefresne], Eugene Ormonde [Chabin], Robert Walker [Etienne Deschette], George Renevant [Auchat], Florence Martin [Jeanette]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Produced by William Fox. Scenario by Adrian Johnson and Charles Kenyon, from a screen story by Luther Reed and Brett Page. Costume design by George James Hopkins. Presented by William Fox. / © 12 January 1919 by William Fox [LP13280]. Released 12 January 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Romance.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.2484.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: USA: Louisiana: New Orleans

Listing updated: 21 December 2024.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.2484 : Website-IMDb.