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The Shadow of the East (1924)
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."
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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."
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Genre:Drama, Horror
Written By:Frederic Hatton, Fanny Hatton
In Theaters:1/27/1924
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Runtime:60 minutes
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
Cast
George Archainbaud
Director
Frank Mayo
Barry Craven
Mildred Harris
Gillian Locke
Norman Kerry
Said
Bertram Grassby
Kunwar Singh
Evelyn Brent
Lolaire
Edythe Chapman
Aunt Caroline
Josef Swickard
John Locke
Lorimer Johnston
Peter Peters
Toy Gallagher
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sherwood Mertz
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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