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Silence

Silence

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 25, 1926

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance

User Score

70%

Original Title

Silence

Production Companies

DeMille Pictures Corporation

Director

Rupert Julian

Description

Jim Warren, a crook, is married to Norma, but there was a flaw in their marriage papers and he must marry her again to protect their unborn child. He returns home and gives her some money but it has been stolen and she is sent to jail as an accomplice. To get her out, he is forced to marry another woman and Norma, thinking Jim has deserted her marries Phil Powers, and gives birth to Jim's daughter. Years later, Jim meets his daughter in the midst of a blackmail scheme against Norma over her earlier imprisonment. The daughter shoots the blackmailer, and Jim takes the blame.