The Gates of Eden is a lost 1916 silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring his wife Viola Dana. The Columbia Pictures Corporation, not related to the Hollywood studio, produced it, with release through Metro Pictures.
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Plot
Evelyn and William Bard live in a small Shaker community. Although the community forbids marriage and having children, the couple decide to marry and start a family. Their decision causes conflict with the other Shakers, who expel them from the community.
Before leaving, Evelyn gives birth to a daughter, Eve. Evelyn dies soon afterward, and the Shakers tell William that the child has also died. Believing that the community is responsible for the loss of his family, William leaves and vows to seek revenge on the Shakers.
Cast
Viola Dana as Eve/Evelyn
Augustus Phillips as Joseph
Robert Walker as William Bard
Edward Earle as Rodney
Grace Stevens as Eldress Sarah (*as Grace E. Stevens)
Fred C. Jones as Huxley
Harry Linson as Shaker Brother
George D. Melville as Mr. Bard