Open Your Eyes (1919)

Directed by

Gilbert P. Hamilton

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent drama is a public health warning about venereal disease. It tells a story meant to educate audiences on the dangers of infection.

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What happens

Open Your Eyes is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton, and starring Faire Binney, Mrs. Joupert, Jack Hopkins, Halbert Brown, Eddie Beryll, Emily Marceau, Viola Allen, Ben Lyon, and Gaston Glass. Intended to warn about venereal disease and shot in The Bronx in 1917, the film was given a general release by Warner Bros. in May 1919. Jack L. Warner, one of the founders of Warner Bros., has a cameo appearance as a World War I soldier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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