The House of Darkness

A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon comes to a house where a young wife is home alone, and there is a tense confrontation.

Cast & Crew

Director

D.W. Griffith

Lionel Barrymore

The Doctor

Charles Hill Mailes

The Lunatic (The Unfortunate Patient)

Claire McDowell

The Doctor's Wife

Lillian Gish

The Nurse

Robert Harron

Asylum Guard

Christy Cabanne

Attack Victim