Under the Gaslight | |
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Directed by | Lawrence Marston |
Produced by |
Klaw & Erlanger Biograph Company |
Based on |
Under the Gaslight: or Life and Love in These Times by Augustin Daly |
Starring |
Lionel Barrymore William Russell |
Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date
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December 1914 |
Running time
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4 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
Under the Gaslight is a lost 1914 silent film melodrama produced by the Biograph Company, for theatrical impresarios Klaw & Erlanger, and distributed by The General Film Company. It is based on the old Victorian stage melodrama by Augustin Daly popular in the 1860s and 1870s and revived periodically for years afterwards. This film was directed by Lawrence Marston and stars Lionel Barrymore .
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In 1874 Maurice Barrymore, father of the star of the movie, arrived in the United States and joined Augustin Daly's stage company playing a role, Ray Trafford, in this play.