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The House of Darkness is a american film of genre Drama directed by D. W. Griffith released in USA on 10 may 1913 with Lionel Barrymore
The House of Darkness (1913)
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Add to a movie listThe House of Darkness is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.
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Synopsis
In the introduction a woman is shown descending into insanity after having lost her baby. As she mourns, she takes a blanket from the baby's cradle and starts rocking it as if it were her deceased child. This serves as an introduction to what kind of individuals that reside at the mental institution. The doctor at the hospital is also introduced as he proposes to a nurse.Actors
Lionel Barrymore
(The Doctor)
Claire McDowell
(The Doctor's Wife)
Charles Hill Mailes
(The Lunatic (The Unfortunate Patient))
Lillian Gish
(The Nurse)
Dorothy Bernard
((unconfirmed))
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