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             Through Darkening Vales 
            Also known as {Through Darkened Vales}, {Thru Darkening Vales} 
            (1911) United States of America 
            B&W : One reel 
            Directed by D.W. Griffith 
            Cast: Blanche Sweet [Grace], Grace Henderson [Grace’s mother], Charles West [Dave, Grace’s sweetheart], Joseph Graybill [Howard, the village beau], Dell Henderson [the first doctor], Kate Toncray [the nurse], William J. Butler [the second doctor], Charles Hill Mailes [the oculist], Adolph Lestina [the oculist’s assistant], Fred Mace [Dave’s employer], Kate Bruce [a cleaning woman], Jackie Saunders [Howard’s next girlfriend], William Bechtel [an office technician], W. Christy Cabanne (Christy Cabanne) [a man in the oculist’s office], Harry Hyde [a man in the oculist’s office], J. Jiquel Lanoe [among the party guests; and an office worker], Edwin August 
            Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Stanner E.V. Taylor. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Released 16 November 1911. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / Saunders’ film debut. 
            Drama. 
            Survival status: Print exists. 
            Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. 
            Keywords: Accidents - Blindness - Brooms - Buckets - Canes - Cleaning women - Explosions - Families: Fathers, Mothers - Fences: Picket - Hats - Mops - Offices - Peddling - Street scenes 
            Listing updated: 7 October 2023. 
            References: Film credits, film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 43; Drew-Speaking p. 285; Everson-American p. 48; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb. 
            Home video: DVD. 
            
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