The Face in the Dark
1918, English. Directed by Hobart Henley.
Jane Ridgeway, the daughter of retired Secret Service man Charles Ridgeway, has inherited her father's knack for solving crimes and puts her talent to work when her sweetheart, Richard Grant, is accused of robbing a bank. 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 the evidence implicates her father in the robbery, Jane confronts him, and although Richard is released from jail, Ridgeway escapes. 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 sweetheart and her father.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 April 1918
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Irvin S. Cobb
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The Face in the Dark runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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The Face in the Dark isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 April 1918. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Face in the Dark, try The Limits of Control, Thirteen at Dinner, The Blue Gardenia.
Who directed The Face in the Dark?
The Face in the Dark (1918) was directed by Hobart Henley and stars Mae Marsh, Niles Welch, Alec B. Francis.