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Footlights and Shadows

19200.0 / 1050 min
Drama

Overview

A fortune-hunting follies star Gloria Dawn ( Olive Thomas ), begins to question her engagement to wealthy Peter Shaw after meeting an amnesiac young man who stumbles into her apartment one night. The doctor instructs that he not be moved, so Gloria nurses the stranger back to health, although his memory fails to return. Gloria falls in love with her patient and, upon discovering that he is millionaire sportsman Jerry O'Farrell, rushes home to restore his identity, only to find that he has gone. Amnesia continues to plague Jerry, and he soon forgets both Gloria's name and address. While he is attending a show at the follies, a fire breaks out, and Gloria, recognizing her lover in the audience, rushes to save him. Meanwhile, Shaw, who has discovered Gloria's feelings for Jerry, accosts her. Jerry, who has finally regained his memory, intercedes and rescues Gloria, and the two fall in love.

Cast

Olive Thomas

Olive Thomas

Gloria Dawn

Alex Onslow

Alex Onslow

Jerry O' Farrell

Ivo Dawson

Ivo Dawson

Peter Shaw

Mr. Farrell

Mr. Farrell

Doctor

May Hicks

May Hicks

Colored Mammy

E. Van Beusen

E. Van Beusen

Mr. Johnson/ Frank Reynolds

A.H. Busby

A.H. Busby

Detective

Robert Lee Keeling

Robert Lee Keeling

Manager

Crew

Jack Brown

Jack Brown

Cinematography

Bradley King

Bradley King

Writer

John W. Noble

John W. Noble

Director

R. Cecil Smith

R. Cecil Smith

Writer