The Light of Love
Louise Morgan does not care to give up the butterfly life for the duty of motherhood. Her husband is fond of children and visits the orphan asylums, bringing cheer to numberless little waifs. One day, he receives a note from one of the Sisters, saying that one of the little girls is dying and calling for him. His wife, coming home later, finds the half-burned letter and immediately becomes suspicious. Morgan, returning home, clears up the matter. Later, her widowed sister, Agnes, with her small girl, Amelia, comes to pay her a visit and soon Louise is jealous of the child and her sister. One day she dreams that she tries to kill the child. She awakens and finds little Amelia with her arms around her.
- Released
- 1917
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1917
Storyline
Louise Morgan does not care to give up the butterfly life for the duty of motherhood. Her husband is fond of children and visits the orphan asylums, bringing cheer to numberless little waifs. One day, he receives a note from one of the Sisters, saying that one of the little girls is dying and calling for him. His wife, coming home later, finds the half-burned letter and immediately becomes suspicious. Morgan, returning home, clears up the matter. Later, her widowed sister, Agnes, with her small girl, Amelia, comes to pay her a visit and soon Louise is jealous of the child and her sister. One day she dreams that she tries to kill the child. She awakens and finds little Amelia with her arms around her.
Top credits
Jessie Arnold — Louise Morgan
T.D. Crittenden — Donald Morgan
Marjorie Ellison — Agnes
Virginia Lee Corbin — Amelia
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White