| Through Darkening ValesAlso known as {Through Darkened Vales}, {Thru Darkening Vales}
 (1911) United States of America
 B&W : One reel
 Directed by D.W. Griffith
 Cast: Blanche Sweet [Grace], Grace Henderson [Grace’s mother], Charles West [Dave, Grace’s sweetheart], Joseph Graybill [Howard, the village beau], Dell Henderson [the first doctor], Kate Toncray [the nurse], William J. Butler [the second doctor], Charles Hill Mailes [the oculist], Adolph Lestina [the oculist’s assistant], Fred Mace [Dave’s employer], Kate Bruce [a cleaning woman], Jackie Saunders [Howard’s next girlfriend], William Bechtel [an office technician], W. Christy Cabanne (Christy Cabanne) [a man in the oculist’s office], Harry Hyde [a man in the oculist’s office], J. Jiquel Lanoe [among the party guests; and an office worker], Edwin August Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Stanner E.V. Taylor. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Released 16 November 1911. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / Saunders’ film debut. Drama. Survival status: Print exists. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Accidents - Blindness - Brooms - Buckets - Canes - Cleaning women - Explosions - Families: Fathers, Mothers - Fences: Picket - Hats - Mops - Offices - Peddling - Street scenes Listing updated: 7 October 2023. References: Film credits, film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 43; Drew-Speaking p. 285; Everson-American p. 48; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb. Home video: DVD. |