The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
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."
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- George ArchainbaudDirector
- Frederic HattonScreenplay
- Fanny HattonScreenplay
Cast
- Frank MayoBarry Craven
- Mildred HarrisGillian Locke
- Norman KerrySaid
- Bertram GrassbyKunwar Singh
- Evelyn BrentLolaire
- Edythe ChapmanAunt Caroline
- Josef SwickardJohn Locke
- Lorimer JohnstonPeter Peters
- Toy GallagherUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Sherwood MertzUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)