Dusk to Dawn

For other uses, see Dawn to Dusk (disambiguation), Dusk Till Dawn (disambiguation), and From Dusk till Dawn (disambiguation).

Dusk to Dawn is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Florence Vidor. A premiere was held on September 2, 1922 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.^[1][2][3]

Dusk to Dawn
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	September 2, 1922 (1922-09-02)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

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]

Cast

• Florence Vidor as Marjorie Latham / Aziza
• Jack Mulhall as Philip Randall
• Truman Van Dyke as Ralph Latham
• James Neill as John Latham
• Lydia Knott as Mrs. Latham
• Herbert Fortier as Mark Randall
• Norris Johnson as Babette
• Nellie Anderson as Marua
• Sidney Franklin as Nadar Gungi
• Peter Burke as Itjah Nyhal Singh

Production

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 violinist Jascha Heifetz ^[5]

Theme

Based on a novel The Shuttle Soul by Katherine Hill, the story dramatizes the far Eastern concepts of “migrating souls” advanced by Theopism popular in the United States during the 1920s. Vidor may have identified with Theophist methods of faith healing that were compatible with his Christian Science principles, encouraging positive thinking over medical interventions.^[6]

Preservation

Dawn to Dusk is currently considered a Lost Film.^[1] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[7]