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Silence

1931-08-29 · 60 min · ★ 7.7

Drama · Crime

A gray-haired convict, within the shadows of the gallows, tells his story to the prison chaplain beginning twenty years earlier when he was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.

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Directors
Max Marcin, Louis J. Gasnier
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Clive BrookClive BrookJim Warren
Peggy ShannonPeggy ShannonNorma Davis / Norma Powers
Charles StarrettCharles StarrettArthur Lawrence
Willard RobertsonWillard RobertsonPhil Powers
John WrayJohn WrayHarry Silvers
Frank SheridanFrank SheridanJoel Clarke
Paul NicholsonPaul NicholsonWalter Pritchard
John M. SullivanFather Ryan
Ben TaggartBen TaggartAlderman Conners
John Craig'Fake' Chaplain
Charles TrowbridgeCharles TrowbridgeMallory
Wade BotelerWade BotelerDetective
Robert HomansRobert HomansTim - Detective
Patricia FarrPatricia FarrMinor Role (uncredited)

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