Underplayed Gems

The Silent Voice (1915)

The Silent Voice poster
Directed by
William Bowman
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent film from 1915 about a man whose life changes after a personal tragedy. It follows his journey as he finds a new purpose through observing others from a distance.

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What happens

The Silent Voice is a six-reel silent film melodrama produced in 1915 by Quality Pictures and distributed by Metro Pictures. The motion picture was directed by William J. Bowman and was adapted from the Jules Eckert Goodman play The Silent Voice by I. K. Freedman and Eve Unsell. Goodman’s play, that originally starred Otis Skinner, was based on the Gouverneur Morris short story, The Man Who Played God which also served as the geneses for the 1932 film The Man Who Played God and the 1955 Liberace vehicle, Sincerely Yours. The Silent Voice was released on September 13, 1915 with Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow in the principal roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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