Out of the Darkness (1915 film)

Out of the Darkness
Scene from the film
Directed by	George Melford
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Story by	Hector Turnbull
Starring	Charlotte Walker Thomas Meighan Marjorie Daw Hal Clements Tom Forman Loyola O'Connor
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	September 9, 1915 (1915-09-09)
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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

Charlotte Walker as Helen Scott
Thomas Meighan as Harvey Brooks
Marjorie Daw as Jennie Sands
Hal Clements as John Scott
Tom Forman as Tom Jameson
Loyola O'Connor as Mrs. Sands

Preservation status

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

References

↑ "Out of the Darkness (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "Out of the Darkness". AFI. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "Out of Darkness (1915) Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Out of the Darkness

External links

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Films directed by George Melford

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A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)
The Governor's Lady (1915)
The Woman (1915)
Stolen Goods (1915)
The Fighting Hope (1915)
The Puppet Crown (1915)
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
Out of the Darkness (1915)
The Explorer (1915)
Armstrong's Wife (1915)
The Unknown (1915)
The Immigrant (1915)
Tennessee's Pardner (1916)
To Have and to Hold (1916)
The Race (1916)
A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
The Years of the Locust (1916)
The Yellow Pawn (1916)
The Evil Eye (1917)
The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
A School for Husbands (1917)
The Cost of Hatred (1917)
Her Strange Wedding (1917)
The Crystal Gazer (1917)
On the Level (1917)
The Sunset Trail (1917)
The Call of the East (1917)
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
Wild Youth (1918)
The Bravest Way (1918)
Sandy (1918)
The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918)
The Source (1918)
Such a Little Pirate (1918)
Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Good Gracious, Annabelle (1919)
Told in the Hills (1919)
Everywoman (1919)
The Sea Wolf (1920)
The Round-Up (1920)
Behold My Wife! (1920)
The Jucklins (1921)
The Faith Healer (1921)
A Wise Fool (1921)
The Great Impersonation (1921)
The Sheik (1921)
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922)
Burning Sands (1922)
Ebb Tide (1922)
Java Head (1923)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
Salomy Jane (1923)
The Light That Failed (1923)
Flaming Barriers (1924)
The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924)
Tiger Love (1924)
The Top of the World (1925)
Friendly Enemies (1925)
The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
Going Crooked (1926)
The Viking (1931)
Dracula (1931)
The Homicide Squad (1931)
The Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
The Penal Code (1932)
The Dude Bandit (1933)
Murder in the Library (1933)
East of Java (1935)
Jungle Menace (1937 serial)

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