Silence

Silence

Silence

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Silence

"Every move a heart throb! Every word a heart thrill!"

1931

1h 0m

7.5(2 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A gray-haired convict, within the shadows of the gallows, tells his story to the prison chaplain beginning twenty years earlier when he was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.

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Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Clive Brook

Jim Warren

Clive Brook

Acting

Peggy Shannon

Norma Davis / Norma Powers

Peggy Shannon

Acting

Charles Starrett

Arthur Lawrence

Charles Starrett

Acting

Willard Robertson

Phil Powers

Willard Robertson

Acting

John Wray

Harry Silvers

John Wray

Acting

Frank Sheridan

Joel Clarke

Frank Sheridan

Acting

Paul Nicholson

Walter Pritchard

Paul Nicholson

Acting

John M. Sullivan

Father Ryan

No Image

Acting

Ben Taggart

Alderman Conners

Ben Taggart

Acting

John Craig

'Fake' Chaplain

No Image

Acting

Charles Trowbridge

Mallory

Charles Trowbridge

Acting

Wade Boteler

Detective

Wade Boteler

Acting

Robert Homans

Tim - Detective

Robert Homans

Acting

Patricia Farr

Minor Role (uncredited)

Patricia Farr

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