| The Love Light | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Frances Marion |
| Written by | Frances Marion |
| Produced by | Mary Pickford |
| Starring | Mary Pickford Evelyn Dumo |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher Henry Cronjager |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes (Alternate version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Box office | $690,695 |
The Love Light is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Mary Pickford. The film was written and directed by Frances Marion.[1] Pickford selected the story as she wanted to play an adult and not another adolescent role.[2]
The film is mistakenly referred to as Straight is the Way in publicity.[3][4][5]
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Love Light at silentera.com
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- Tieber, Claus (2010), "Not Quite Classical Hollywood Cinema: the Narrative Structure of Frances Marion's Screenplays", in Bull, Sofia; Widding, Astrid Söderbergh (eds.), Not so Silent: Women in Cinema before Sound, Stockholm Studies in Film History, Stockholm, Sweden: Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis, pp. 96, 99–100, ISBN 978-91-86071-40-0
- via researchgate
- ^ "Actress Mary Pickford and director Frances Marion sitting on their..." Getty Images. April 17, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Mary Pickford: The woman who shaped Hollywood". Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "This Forgotten Female Screenwriter Helped Give Hollywood Its Voice". Retrieved April 12, 2024.