''Silent Sentinel'' is a 1929 American silent

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

Alan James Alan James (March 23, 1890 – December 30, 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1916 and 1943. He also wrote for more than 60 films between 1916 and 1951. He was born in Port Townsend ...

and starring

Gareth Hughes Gareth Hughes (born William John Hughes; 23 August 1894 – 1 October 1965) was a Welsh stage and silent screen actor. Usually cast as a callow, sensitive hero in Hollywood silent films, Hughes got his start on stage during childhood and cont ...

and

Josephine Hill Josephine Hill (October 3, 1899 – December 17, 1989) was an American film actress, primarily during the silent era. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1917 and 1933. Before she worked in films, Hill performed in Gus Edwards's ' ...

.Pitts, p. 88

Plot

Cast

* Champion the Dog as Champion *

as Bob Benton *

as Grace Carlton * Walter Maly as Tom *

Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ...

as Detective * Aline Goodwin as Maizie *

Alfred Hewston Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

as Warren Gordon * Eddie Brownell as Joe Carlton *

Alice Covert Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

as Mrs. Carlton *

John Tansey John Tansey (8 October 1901 – 28 April 1971) was an American actor. He appeared in 21 films from 1908 to 1932. His first appearance was in '' The Red Man and the Child'' (1908). He wrote and directed the films ''Wild and Wooly'' in 1924 a ...

as Convict * Edward Cecil as Chick * Jack Knight as Dick * George Morrell as Insurance man

References

Bibliography

* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 200
(Online entry)

External links

* 1929 films 1929 crime films American crime films Films directed by Alan James American silent feature films Chesterfield Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language crime films {{silent-film-stub