All Night

All Night is a 1918 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and Carmel Myers. Richard Thayer, a shy, unassuming man (Valentino) is in love with a sheltered young woman, Elizabeth ("Beth") Lane (Myers). While the feelings are mutual and Richard wishes to propose, he can never find a moment to speak to Beth alone. She is constantly surrounded by admirers and her overprotective father (Wadsworth Harris). Richard explains his predicament to his friend... more

All Night is a 1918 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and Carmel Myers. Richard Thayer, a shy, unassuming man (Valentino) is in love with a sheltered young woman, Elizabeth ("Beth") Lane (Myers). While the feelings are mutual and Richard wishes to propose, he can never find a moment to speak to Beth alone. She is constantly surrounded by admirers and her overprotective father (Wadsworth Harris). Richard explains his predicament to his friends, a young married couple, William and Maude Harcourt (Charles Dorian and Mary Warren). They agree to help by hosting Richard and Beth at a private dinner at their home. Beth's father agrees to let her dine with the Harcourts, but insists that she keep to an eleven o'clock curfew. The evening of the dinner, William Harcourt receives a telegram from a prospective business associate, Bradford (William Dyer), informing him that he is arriving that night for a surprise visit. The announcement throws the Harcourts into a panic. William has recently... less