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The Light of Happiness

"A Gripping Comedy-Drama, Touched With Pathos and Toned With Humor."
Sep 4, 1916 · 50m
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Drama

PLOT

Tangletop, is the daughter of the town drunk with her tattered clothes and unkempt hair has been made a social outcast. As a result, she seems to be the perfect actress for the role that Emmett Dwight has developed in order to deceive his wealthy ward, Lowell Van Orden, who, during his blindness, fell in love with Mollie Dean. Since Emmett wants his daughter Madeline to marry Lowell, he tells his ward, after his eyesight has been restored, that Tangletop, who gladly goes along with the plan, is Mollie. As Emmett hoped, his ward's ardor starts to cool, but then, after Tangletop comes under the influence of the Reverend Clyde Harmon, she confesses everything to Lowell. As soon as she finishes, Lowell seeks out the real Mollie and marries her, after which Tangletop marries Clyde.

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CAST

Viola Dana
Tangletop
Harry Linson
Myron Dean
Edward Earle
Lowell Van Orden
Bob Walker
Reverend Clyde Harmon
George D. Melville
Henry Mullins
Lorraine Frost
Mollie Dean
Jack Busby
Emmett Dwight
Mona Kingsley
Madeline Dwight
Directed by John H. Collins

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Columbia Pictures
Country
US

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