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The Silent Voice
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by William J. Bowman

Cast: Francis X. Bushman [Franklyn Starr], Marguerite Snow [Marjorie Blair], Lester Cuneo [Bobbie Delorme], Ann Drew [Mildred Hallan], Miss C. Henry [?] (Catherine Henry)? [Heloise Delorme], Frank Bacon [Spring, Starr’s servant], William Clifford [Mr. Blair, Marjorie’s father], Helen Dunbar [Mrs. Starr]

Quality Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by I.K. Freedman and Eve Unsell [?] + [Fred J. Balshofer]?, from the play The Silent Voice by Jules Eckert Goodman. Cinematography by William F. Adler. Presented by Quality Pictures Corporation. / © 13 September 1915 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP6445]. Released 13 September 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Bacon’s film debut. The film premiered in New York and Chicago at seven reels. The film was cut from seven reels to six reels for general release. [?] AFI-F1 n. F1.4021 notes that C. Henry may have been Catherine Henry.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Deaf persons - Marriages - Musicians - Nursing back to health

Listing updated: 9 August 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4021; Schuchman-Hollywood pp. 30, 34-36, 109, 111 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.