Jane Ridgeway ( Mae Marsh ) is the daughter of retired Secret Service man, Charles Ridgeway ( Alec B. Francis ). She also has the gift for solving crimes and puts her talent to work when her sweetheart, Richard Grant, ( Niles Welch ) is accused of a bank robbery. Her father, now a bank examiner, works in collusion with two thieves who are acquainted with a master criminal known only as "the Face in the Dark." When evidence begins to implicate her father in the robbery, Jane confronts him, and although Richard is released from jail, Ridgeway takes flight. The two crooks lead him to the Face in the Dark, but as the two men are shaking hands, the place is raided by Secret Service agents who arrest the mysterious criminal and congratulate Ridgeway for his fine detective work. Jane is happily reunited with her father and sweetheart, Richard.
It's a tearless Mae Marsh in "The Face in the Dark," her Goldwyn production, from the story by Irvin S. Cobb. It doesn't follow that "The Face in the Dark" is not without sad moments. In fact, as Jane Ridgeway, a motherless girl. Miss Marsh has one of the most appealing roles she has yet been called upon to portray. "I welcomed the opportunity to go through a play without shedding tears," remarked Miss Marsh, to whose eyes tears can easily be brought. "I don't mind playing parts where tears are necessary, but it's a relief when you don't have to cry."
This film is now considered lost and what a tragic loss it is for silent cinema and fans of the very popular actress, Mae Marsh.
It's a tearless Mae Marsh in "The Face in the Dark," her Goldwyn production, from the story by Irvin S. Cobb. It doesn't follow that "The Face in the Dark" is not without sad moments. In fact, as Jane Ridgeway, a motherless girl. Miss Marsh has one of the most appealing roles she has yet been called upon to portray. "I welcomed the opportunity to go through a play without shedding tears," remarked Miss Marsh, to whose eyes tears can easily be brought. "I don't mind playing parts where tears are necessary, but it's a relief when you don't have to cry."
This film is now considered lost and what a tragic loss it is for silent cinema and fans of the very popular actress, Mae Marsh.
