Short film
Through Darkening Vales
1911 · 17 min
A quiet, earnest silent melodrama that slowly tightens the heart through sacrifice and missed chances, ending on a tender note.
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Starring
- Blanche Sweet, Grace Henderson, Charles West
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest, romantic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, betrayal, isolation, redemption
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Starring
- Blanche Sweet, Grace Henderson, Charles West
