''The Silent Accuser'' is a 1924 American
silent crime drama 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 or gangster film, but al ...
directed by
Chester M. Franklin. The film stars dog star
Peter the Great
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Eleanor Boardman
Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era.
Early life and career
Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child of George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam ...
, and
Raymond McKee
Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ...
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Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, while waiting for Jack (McKee), with whom she intends to elope, Barbara (Boardman) is accosted in her bedroom by Phil (Metcalfe), a boarder in her home, who is maddened with jealousy. Her screams attract her aged stepfather. She faints and Phil leaves the room in time to be met by the stepfather (Weigel), whom he kills. Peter, Jack's dog, witnesses the murder through the window. Phil escapes and Jack arrives just in time to be in a compromising position. He is convicted of the murder. Peter gains the confidence of the warden and carries messages between Jack and Barbara. When Jack escapes, Peter holds off the guards. Barbara and Jack and Peter cross the border. In a Mexican town they recognize Phil. Barbara lures Phil to their place of hiding, when Peter breaks loose and pursues the villain. After a long chase Peter finally is able to hold Phil at bay until the authorities arrive, when he confesses to the crime.
Cast
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Eleanor Boardman
Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era.
Early life and career
Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child of George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam ...
as Barbara Jane
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Raymond McKee
Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ...
as Jack
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Earl Metcalfe
Earl Metcalfe (March 11, 1889 – January 26, 1928) was an American actor.
Biography
Born in 1889, Metcalfe appeared in the films ''The Fortune Hunter'', '' While New York Sleeps'', '' What Women Will Do'', '' White Eagle'', ''While Justice Wait ...
as Phil
* Paul Weigel as Stepfather
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Edna Tichenor
Edna Frances Tichenor (April 1, 1901 – November 19, 1965) was an American film actress whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1920s, affecting an onscreen vamp persona. She is perhaps best recalled for three roles ...
as The Painted Lady
Preservation
A print of ''The Silent Accuser'' is reportedly held in the French archive
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (; CNC; ) is an agency of the French Ministry of Culture, and is responsible for the production and promotion of cinematic and audiovisual arts in France. The CNC is a publicly owned establis ...
in
Fort de Bois-d'Arcy
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Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Silent Accuser''
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References
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1924 films
Lost American drama films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
American silent feature films
1924 drama films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1924 lost films
Films directed by Chester Franklin
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
English-language drama films
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