| A Dark Lantern | |
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 Lantern slide for the film | |
| Directed by | John S. Robertson |
| Written by | Burns Mantle (scenario) |
| Based on | A Dark Lantern by Elizabeth Robins |
| Produced by | Realart Pictures |
| Starring | Alice Brady James L. Crane |
| Cinematography | Roy Overbaugh |
| Distributed by | Realart Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels (5,956 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Dark Lantern is a lost[1] 1920 American silent drama film produced and released by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1905 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Robins.[2]
John S. Robertson directed and Alice Brady and her then husband James Crane star.[3][4][5]
According to the AFI Catalog, the film was shot at the Essanay studios in Chicago as that was where Alice Brady was appearing in a play at the time.
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..A Dark Lantern
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..A Dark Lantern
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1920
- ^ allmovie/synopsis; A Dark Lantern
- ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel C. Blum , c. 1953 p. 173