| Dusk to Dawn | |
|---|---|
_-_Mulhall_%2526_Vidor.jpg) Film still with Florence Vidor and Jack Mulhall | |
| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Written by | Frank Howard Clark |
| Based on | "The Shuttle Soul" by Katherine Hill |
| Produced by | King Vidor |
| Starring | Florence Vidor |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
Dusk to Dawn is a 1922 Americansilentdrama film directed byKing Vidor and starringFlorence Vidor. A premiere was held on September 2, 1922 at theCapitol Theatre in New York City.[1][2][3]
An Indian maid and American girl (both played by Florence Vidor) share a single soul which shifts between them each day when they are awake.[4]
Dusk to Dawn would mark the final professional collaboration between King Vidor and Florence Vidor. By the early 1920s, Florence Vidor had emerged as a major film star in her own right and wished to pursue her career independently of her spouse. The couple divorced in 1926, and shortly thereafter Florence married violinistJascha Heifetz[5]
Based on a novelThe Shuttle Soul by Katherine Hill, the story dramatizes the far Eastern concepts of “migrating souls” advanced byTheopism popular in the United States during the 1920s. Vidor may have identified with Theophist methods of faith healing that were compatible with hisChristian Science principles, encouraging positive thinking over medical interventions.[6]
Dawn to Dusk is currently considered aLost Film.[1] In February 2021, the film was cited by theNational Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[7]
