Drama · United States of America · 1919 · 1h 0m

Dawn

Director

Cast

Robert Gordon as Keith Burton Sylvia Breamer as Dorothy Parkman Harry Davenport as Daniel Burton James A. Furey as Uncle Joe Harrington Fanny Rice as Susan Betts Flora Finch as Mrs. Natalie Colebrook

Crew

William S. Adams — Director of Photography J. Stuart Blackton — Writer Stanley Olmstead — Writer Eleanor H. Porter — Novel J. Stuart Blackton — Producer

Synopsis

Keith, an artist, begins to go blind as a result of having fallen out of a tree as a child. His fiancé Dorothy, a wealthy heiress, had previously said that she thought blind people were "disgusting", and he refuses to see her. Dorothy plans to have her father, an eye surgeon, perform an operation on Keith that may help him regain his sight, but things don't go as planned.

Key Collaborators

J. Stuart Blackton Director William S. Adams Director of Photography J. Stuart Blackton Writer Stanley Olmstead Writer Eleanor H. Porter Novel J. Stuart Blackton Producer

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