All Soul's Eve
A mother's love returns on All Souls' Eve.
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Mary Miles Minter played two characters in the same scenes for the 1921 silent drama All Souls' Eve, a feat achieved through double, triple, and quadruple exposures. Directed by Chester M. Franklin, the film adapts Anne Crawford Flexner's mystical 1920 Broadway play, with a story by Elmer Blaney Harris. The film is considered a lost film, with no prints located in any film archives.
Plot
Nora O'Hallahan, a young Irish girl, believes that on All Souls' Eve the spirits of the dead revisit those they loved in life. She sails to America to join her mother, only to find her mother has died. Nora becomes a nursemaid for the Heath family, where Roger Heath is a sculptor, his wife Alice, and their young son Peter. Olivia Larkin, in love with Roger and jealous of Alice, convinces a madman named Lawson that Alice is responsible for his misfortunes.
Lawson murders Alice. Grief-stricken, Roger neglects his work and son, turning to drink and Olivia. On All Souls' Eve, Peter falls seriously ill. Nora tries to rouse the drunken Roger, then sends for Dr. McAllister.
Before the doctor arrives, Alice's soul descends from heaven and transfers her love for Peter into Nora, who saves the boy. Afterward, Roger finds Nora increasingly resembling Alice in appearance and mannerisms. He asks her to pose for his statue of Alice, abandons Olivia and drink, and realizes he loves Nora. Olivia is pursued to her death in a lake by Lawson.
Nora becomes Roger's wife and mother to Peter. The February 12th, 1921 edition of Motion Picture News lists a musical cue sheet for the film.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who stars in All Soul's Eve?
All Soul's Eve stars Mary Miles Minter, Jack Holt, Carmen Phillips and Clarence Geldart.
When was All Soul's Eve released?
All Soul's Eve was released on 20 February 1921.
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