The Broken Silence is a feature-length 1922 American film. [1] An adaptation of a short story by James Oliver Curwood [2] , it was directed by Dell Henderson [3] for Pine Tree Pictures productions, and distributed by Arrow Film Corp. [4] The Broken Silence is a melodrama love story involving a murder and devoted siblings, set in Canada's Northwest. [5] [6] Thomas F. Fallon adapted the screenplay. [7]
A brother and sister posing as husband and wife to gel in as a normal couple in the Canadian Northwest are suspects in the murder of an inspector, who had killed their parents. Thinking that his sister has killed the inspector, the brother confesses to the crime to protect her, but she isn't the real culprit.
TV Guide noted that "With the possible exception of Zena Keefe, a former ingenue with the pioneering Vitagraph company, and veteran character actor J. Barney Sherry, The Broken Silence featured a cast of complete unknowns." [8]
Helen Rowland is an American child actress who appeared in over ten films in the 1920s, starting with the 1922 adaptation of George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner. Her last two roles were in sound films.
Torment is a 1924 American silent crime drama film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by Associated First National. This film stars Bessie Love, Owen Moore, and Jean Hersholt. The film is based on a story by William Dudley Pelley with script by Fred Myton and titles by Marion Fairfax. It is a lost film.
Miami is a 1924 American silent society melodrama film directed by Alan Crosland and distributed by W. W. Hodkinson. The film stars Betty Compson and Hedda Hopper.
The Masked Woman is a 1927 American silent melodrama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Filmed in France, it was the last screenwriting effort of famed June Mathis, who died in 1927, and was directed by her husband Silvano Balboni, who was usually a cinematographer. The film stars Anna Q. Nilsson, Holbrook Blinn, and serial veteran Ruth Roland.
John Smith is a lost 1922 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Selznick Pictures and directed by Victor Heerman. The film stars veteran Eugene O'Brien and features an early appearance by Mary Astor.
Let 'Er Go Gallegher was a 1928 silent crime comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Harrison Ford and Elinor Fair. The film is based on the Gallegher character from American author Richard Harding Davis' 1891 publication Gallegher and Other Stories. The film's sets were designed by the art director Stephen Goosson.
Alex the Great is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Albert Conti and Patricia Avery.
The Secrets of Paris is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Lew Cody, Gladys Hulette, and Effie Shannon.
Hugh E. Dierker was an American film director and producer.
The Broken Violin is an American film that was released in 1923. It was directed by John Francis Dillon. It was produced by Atlantic Features and distributed by Arrow Film Corporation It is a melodrama. A 1923 publication described the film as "heart interest laid on thick."
Broken Homes is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Gaston Glass, Alice Lake and J. Barney Sherry.
After Midnight is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Conway Tearle, Zena Keefe and Warren Black.
Lend Me Your Husband is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Doris Kenyon, David Powell, and Dolores Cassinelli.
The Leavenworth Case is a 1923 American silent mystery film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Seena Owen, Martha Mansfield, and Wilfred Lytell. It is based on the 1878 novel The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green, which was later also adapted into a 1936 sound film of the same title.
Big Timber is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring William Desmond, Olive Hasbrouck and Betty Francisco. It is adapted from a 1913 novel The Heart of the Night Wind by Vingie E. Roe. It is not a remake of the 1917 film of the same title, itself based on a novel by Bertrand William Sinclair.
Another Man's Wife is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring James Kirkwood, Lila Lee and Wallace Beery. The story takes part in a ship off Mazatlán in Mexico.
Lights Out is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Ruth Stonehouse, Walter McGrail and Theodore von Eltz. It is based on the 1922 play Lights Out by Paul Dickey and Mann Page, later adapted into the 1938 film Crashing Hollywood. The remake was more light-hearted than the melodramatic tone of the original.
His Wife's Money is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Eugene O'Brien, Zena Keefe and Louise Prussing.
Nothing But the Truth is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by David Kirkland and starring Taylor Holmes, Elsie Mackay and Ned Sparks. It is based on the 1916 Broadway play Nothing But the Truth (1916) by James Montgomery which was in turn based on the 1914 novel Nothing But the Truth by Frederic S. Isham.