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Silence (1926)

Silence poster
Directed by
Rupert Julian
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and later her daughter face similar struggles in a silent crime drama. The story explores secrets and consequences across two generations.

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What happens

Silence is a 1926 American silent crime drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Vera Reynolds, H.B. Warner, and Raymond Hatton. Reynolds plays a dual role of a mother and, at a later date, her daughter. Long thought lost, a print was rediscovered in 2016. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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