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The Menace of the Mute (1915)

The Menace of the Mute poster
Directed by
Arnold Daly
Genre
silent film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a case involving a mute character. The story is based on a short story and is part of a series from the 1910s.

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What happens

The Menace of the Mute is a 1915 American silent film based on a short story by John T. McIntyre. It is the second film in the “Ashton-Kirk, Investigator” series, preceded by An Affair of Three Nations, and followed by The House of Fear. As with the first film in this series, it was directed by Ashley Miller and Arnold Daly, with Daly producing as well. The film is presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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