As in a Looking Glass


1916

Brief Synopsis

A man seeks out an old friend and enters his home only to be sucked into an all-consuming malady that originates in the soul of a beautiful and treacherous woman.

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 6, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Shubert Film Corp.
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel As in a Looking Glass by Francis Charles Philips (New York, 1887) and his play of the same name (New York, 10 Sep 1887).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Lila Despard, a notorious European temptress, travels to America to escape her lover, criminal Jack Firthenbras. On the ship, she meets Andrew Livingston, a United States Navy planner, and Senator and Mrs. Gales. Her new friends host a party for Lila in Washington, D.C., where a spy named Dromiroff threatens to expose her past unless she steals Andrew's secret naval plans. In order to secure the papers, Lila makes love to Andrew, but the plan backfires when she falls in love with him. Eventually, Lila agrees to marry Andrew, but during their honeymoon, Dromiroff abducts her from the bridal suite. At headquarters, Lila is shot while destroying the documents, and before dying, she telephones Andrew to confess her misdeeds. The conspirators are killed when their car plunges from a cliff.

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 6, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Shubert Film Corp.
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel As in a Looking Glass by Francis Charles Philips (New York, 1887) and his play of the same name (New York, 10 Sep 1887).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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Notes

This was Kitty Gordon's first film.