As in a Looking Glass (1916)
Scandalous European temptress Lila Despard, travels to America to escape her lover, criminal Jack Firthenbras. On the ship, she meets Andrew Livingston, a United States Navy planner, and Senator and Mrs. Gales. Her new friends host a party for Lila in Washington, D.C., where a spy named Dromiroff threatens to expose her past unless she steals Andrew's secret naval plans. In order to secure the papers, Lila makes love to Andrew, but the plan backfires when she falls in love with him.
- Date of release
- 1916-03-06
- TMDB
- 3.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Frank Hall Crane
Casting
- Kitty Gordon — Lila Despard
- Lumsden Hare — Andrew Livingston
- Frank Goldsmith — Jack Firthenbras
- Gladden James — Lord Udolpho
- Teddy Sampson — Felice
- Charles Eldridge — Senator Gales
- Eugenie Woodward — Mrs. Gales
- George Majeroni — Dromiroff
- Lillian Cook — Miss Vyse
- Philip W. Masi — Rowell
Interesting facts
As in a Looking Glass is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring famous stage star Kitty Gordon in her motion picture debut. It was produced by and distributed by the World Film Corporation.
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