

The Silent Lover
1926-11-21 · 70 min · ★ 8.0
The dissolute Count Pierre Tornai, having dissipated his fortune in Paris, embezzles embassy funds while intoxicated; and after spending his last penny on a dancer, he contemplates suicide but is persuaded to enlist in the Foreign Legion. Based on the 1922 play Der Legionër by Lajos Biró.
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- Directors
- George Archainbaud
- Production companies
- First National Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Milton SillsCount Pierre Tornal
Natalie KingstonVera Sherman
William HumphreyCornelius Sherman
Arthur Edmund CareweCaptain Herault
William V. MongKobol
Viola DanaScadsza
Claude KingContarini
Charles MurrayO'Reilly (as Charlie Murray)
Alma BennettHaldee
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