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The Silence of Dean Maitland (1933)

The Silence of Dean Maitland poster
Directed by
Ken G. Hall
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A country clergyman gets involved in a tragic accident and then hides the truth. The story follows how this secret affects him and the people around him.

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What happens

The Silence of Dean Maitland is a 1934 Australian film directed by Ken G. Hall, and based on Maxwell Gray's 1886 novel of the same name. It was one of the most popular Australian films of the 1930s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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