The Silent Partner (1917 film)

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The Silent Partner
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Directed by Marshall Neilan
Written byGeorge DuBois (scenario)
Story by Edmund Goulding
Produced by Jesse Lasky
Cinematography Walter Stradling
Distributed by Famous Players–Lasky
Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • May 10, 1917 (1917-05-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Silent Partner is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan adapted from a story by Edmund Goulding and starring Blanche Sweet. [1] The film wasremade in 1923 and both versions were released by Paramount Pictures.

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Plot summary

Jane Colby is a stenographer working for the firm of Edward Royle and Harvey Wilson. She discovers a discrepancy in Wilson's accounts and Royle asks for his resignation. Socialite Edith Preston seduces Royle and marries him for his money despite being in love with Wilson, conspiring with the latter and another man to seize Royle's fortune. They nearly succeed, but Jane saves Royle by using buying his shares with her savings. Royle discovers Edith and Wilson's plot and tells Jane she is no longer a "silent partner" in his life. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Silent Partner". Silent Era. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hanson, Patricia King; Gevinson, Alan, eds. (1988). The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States: feature films, 1911-1920. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 837. ISBN   978-0-520-06301-3.


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