Name: The Dark Mirror
Released: 1920
Cast: Dorothy Dalton, Huntley Gordon, Walter Neeland, Jessie Arnold, Lucile Carney

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

May 16, 1920

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Famous Players-Lasky Corp.

Distribution Company

Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount-Artcraft Pictures

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the novel The Dark Mirror by Louis Joseph Vance (Garden City, NY, 1920).

Synopsis

Priscilla Maine, a wealthy young woman, is plagued by visions filled with menacing people and strange adventures. She confides these to Dr. Philip Fosdick, a young physician. Later, while reading a newspaper account of a crime, Philip recognizes the people from Priscilla's dreams and investigates. He discovers that Priscilla has a twin sister living in the slums named Nora O'Moore who has just escaped from the clutches of gang leader Red Carnahan. Carnahan discovers Nora's hiding place and, dragging her to a lake, drowns her. Priscilla envisions the lake and is drawn to it; there she finds Carnahan who becomes so terrified at Priscilla's resemblance to his victim that he drowns himself in fear. Priscilla faints and is nursed back to health by Philip. They then discover that Priscilla's father had married a gypsy who gave birth to twin daughters: her mother ran off with Nora while Priscilla remained with her father. With the mystery solved, Philip and Priscilla marry.