Under the Gaslight

Under the Gaslight is a 1914 American silent melodrama film produced by the Biograph Company, for theatrical impresarios Klaw & Erlanger, and distributed by The General Film Company. It is based on the old Victorian stage melodrama of the same name by Augustin Daly popular in the 1860s and 1870s and revived periodically for years afterwards. This film was directed by Lawrence Marston and stars Lionel Barrymore. Cast Lionel Barrymore as William Byke William Russell as Ray Trafford Irene Howley as Pearl Courtland Millicent Evans as Laura Courtland Isabel Rea as Mrs. Courtland Thomas Jefferson as Mr. Courtland Hector Sarno as Snorky (credited as Hector V. Sarno) Zoe Gregory as Blossom Maurice Steuart as Laura as a child Rosanna Logan as Pearl as a child unbilled Mrs. A.C. Marston as Judas Cast note In 1874 Maurice Barrymore, father of the star of the movie, arrived in the United States and joined Augustin Daly's stage company playing a role, Ray Trafford, in this play.