Through Darkening Vales (1911)
Hard-working Dave loves Grace, but she rejects him for a flashier suitor. Grace is blinded in an accident, and her suitor abandons her. Meanwhile, Dave also goes blind from eye strain caused by overwork. Dave learns of Grace's misfortune and gives a doctor the money he was saving for his own operation, so her sight can be restored.
- Date of release
- 1911-11-16
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 17m
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
Casting
- Blanche Sweet — Grace
- Grace Henderson — Grace's Mother
- Charles West — Dave
- Joseph Graybill — Howard
Interesting facts
Through Darkened Vales is a 1911 American short silent melodramatic film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet and Charles West.
Production
The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as were many of Griffith's other Biograph shorts. The skies were foreboding and there were strong winds, a fitting setting for the scene where Dave has to find his way with a cane in the street.
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