The Nameless Fear (1915)
In a lonely old house lives 20-year-old Dulcene, companionless except for Dr. Ferguson, her guardian, and Meg, an old servant. Ferguson, who is mad with a miserly love for gold, has determined that he will not give up control of the girl's fortune when she reaches her majority, and has forced Meg to become his accomplice. Ferguson intends to wreck Dulcene's mind, counting on the fact that he will be made her permanent guardian if he succeeds. One door in the house is always kept locked, and Dulcene has the fascination and vague horror of the mysterious. One day she finds the door ajar and ventures fearfully through, and finds an empty room, at one end of which hang closed, heavy black curtains. As she slowly approaches these, Ferguson appears in the room with the warning: "There are some things so fearful that they may not be even named; if you would keep your reason, do not look beyond that veil." Dulcene shrinks away from the curtains, but she cannot stop thinking about them or feeling haunted by fear of what they conceal. Dulcene chances to meet young engineer Fred Raymond, who is at work in the neighborhood, and they find tender regard for each other. That night Fred sees a vision of her imploring her aid, and he impulsively hurries to the house. Meanwhile, Ferguson has exerted his powers to the end that, rousing from her sleep, Dulcene feels herself irresistibly drawn to the room of the closed curtains. No sooner has she stepped in than the door is locked behind her, and she knows herself a prisoner. Sick with horror, yet unable to resist the terrible fascination, she moves slowly to the curtains, peers between them and, with a shriek, falls senseless upon the floor. Fred, hearing her wild cry, bursts into the house, to be met by Ferguson. A struggle follows, from which Fred emerges, leaving Ferguson unconscious. Fred breaks down the door of the room of mystery and strives to revive Dulcene. At this moment a police officer and a doctor arrive, having been brought by Meg, who in fear has turned informer. Ferguson has revived, and, laughing wildly, explains his plot. The curtains are torn aside, revealing only an empty alcove, the horrors which Dulcene thought she saw were but the suggested fancies of her own mind. It is now discovered that Ferguson himself is totally insane, and he is led away. Dulcene soon recovers from the shock she has experienced, and love promises happiness.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Edgar Jones | Director |
| Emmett C. Hall | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Edgar Jones | |
| Louise Huff | |
| James Daly | |
| Clara Lambert |
