The Shadow of the East

1h

Drama

Horror

Barry Craven meets former sweetheart Gillian Locke, who is visiting India with her father. Craven's love for Gillian is revived, but he already has a wife, Lolaire, a native. In a jealous rage, Lolaire kills herself, freeing Craven, who returns to England and marries Gillian. His Indian servant, Kunwar Singh, casts a spell on Craven, causing him to leave Gillian and to go into the Algerian desert. There he joins Said, an old university friend who is the son of an Algerian sheik. Gillian follows, the servant is killed, and with him dies the spell, "The Shadow of the East."

Cast

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Barry Craven
Mildred Harris

Mildred Harris

Gillian Locke
Bertram Grassby

Bertram Grassby

Kunwar Singh
Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Aunt Caroline
Josef Swickard

Josef Swickard

John Locke
Lorimer Johnston

Lorimer Johnston

Peter Peters
Toy Gallagher

Toy Gallagher

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sherwood Mertz

Sherwood Mertz

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Release date

27th Jan 1924

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, No Language