Black Eyes
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About Black Eyes
Jack and Beatrice Willard swear they will stop slipping out with their friends. Both break the promise and run into the complications that follow. Raymond McKee is Jack. Jean Dumar is Beatrice. Guido Colucci is Jack’s law partner, Mr. Foster. Yale Benner is Henry Royster. Julian Reed is Professor Scarab, with T. Tamamoto as his assistant.
Cast & crew
More about Black Eyes
Will Louis directed Lee Arthur’s story. General Film released the one-reeler on 6 October 1915. A listing times it at 15 minutes. The Museum of Modern Art holds a 35mm positive.
Themes
Making
Louis plays the farce as a double sneak: the vow is the setup, and the evening out is what both of them do anyway. Arthur’s story does not leave the breach to one spouse.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
The Museum of Modern Art holds a 35mm positive.
Notes
- The oath is mutual. The plot is that both of them break it.
- Scarab and his assistant are billed beside the law partner and Royster.
- A maid, a secretary, and an Edith Van de Water are on the Silent Era cast with uncertain assignments.
- MoMA’s copy is a 35mm positive.
Scenes
- The Willards promise to stop sneaking out.
- Each goes anyway, and the friends collide.
Also available
- Museum of Modern Art
