Week of April 27, 1921

100 Years Ago At The Strand Theatre….
https://www.thestrandtheatre.net/100years

Mary Pickford in “The Love Light” premiered on April 27, 1921.

Angela maintains a coastal lighthouse in Italy, where she awaits the return of her brothers from the war. She learns they are casualties and takes solace in the arms of an American sailor washed ashore.
Gladys Marie Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the American film industry, she co-founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios

Here is an excellant overview of the film by Ben Mankiewicz.

Director:
Frances Marion

Writer:
Frances Marion

Stars:
Mary Pickford, Evelyn Dumo, Raymond Bloome

Watch the film yourself for free at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Love_Light_(1921).webm
or on Amazon Prime with music https://smile.amazon.com/Love-Light-Mary-Pickford/dp/B018SIJTNE
https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/21284
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012408/
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/335335/the-love-light/#overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Light