None So Blind (1916 film)
None So Blind is a 1916 American silent feature film directed by Melvin Mayo. A Lubin film, it was written by C. A. Frambers[1] (Clarence A. Frambers). Direction was supervised by Captain Wilbert Melville.[2] It is "a condensation of thrills into three acts." The General Film Company distributed the film.[3]
The film, released in April 1916, had 3 reels.[1] The plot concerns "the building of a submarine", and the attempt to compromise the Navy lieutenant inspector by a "dishonest constructor".[4]
Cast
- Princess Mona Darkfeather as Ukana[2]
- Evelyn Page as Gladys Remington
- Adelaide Bronti as Watson[4]
- Ruth Saville as Madge, a secretary[5]
- Walter Spencer
- Cecil Van Auker (C. K. Van Aucker) as Milton Hesser
Reception
Moving Picture World also praised the film, finding the subject "reasonably entertaining".[6] Another positive review, in Nickelodeon, praised Ruth Saville's interpretation.[5]
References
- ^ a b Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Part 1, group 2. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1916.
- ^ a b Chalmers Publishing Company (1916). Moving Picture World (Apr 1916). New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company.
- ^ "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". World Photographic Publishing Company. November 27, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b The M. P. Publishing Co. (1914). Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb 1914 - Sep 1916). Media History Digital Library. Brooklyn, The M. P. Publishing Co.
- ^ a b "Nickelodeon". November 27, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". World Photographic Publishing Company. November 27, 1916 – via Google Books.