The House of Darkness
May 10 1913
•0h 17m
•Drama
A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon comes to a house where a young wife is home alone, and there is a tense confrontation.
Cast
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Lionel Barrymore
The Doctor
Charles Hill Mailes
The Lunatic (The Unfortunate Patient)
Claire McDowell
The Doctor's Wife
Lillian Gish
The Nurse
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