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The Light of Happiness (1916)

Tangletop, is the daughter of the town drunk with her tattered clothes and unkempt hair has been made a social outcast. As a result, she seems to be the perfect actress for the role that Emmett Dwight has developed in order to deceive his wealthy ward, Lowell Van Orden, who, during his blindness, fell in love with Mollie Dean. Since Emmett wants his daughter Madeline to marry Lowell, he tells his ward, after his eyesight has been restored, that Tangletop, who gladly goes along with the plan, is Mollie. As Emmett hoped, his ward's ardor starts to cool, but then, after Tangletop comes under the influence of the Reverend Clyde Harmon, she confesses everything to Lowell. As soon as she finishes, Lowell seeks out the real Mollie and marries her, after which Tangletop marries Clyde.

Release: 1916-09-04
Runtime: 50 min
Cast
Viola Dana
Viola Dana
Tangletop
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George D. Melville
Henry Mullins
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Lorraine Frost
Mollie Dean
Harry Linson
Harry Linson
Myron Dean
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Lowell Van Orden
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Jack Busby
Emmett Dwight
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Mona Kingsley
Madeline Dwight
Bob Walker
Bob Walker
Reverend Clyde Harmon
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Charles Boone
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Margery Bonney Erskine