The Price of Silence (1916)
- Directed by
- Joe De Grasse
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A doctor blackmails someone with a secret. The story follows the consequences of his scheme.
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What happens
The Price of Silence is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Ida May Park, based on the short story by W. Carey Wonderly. A print is housed at the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy. A still also exists showing Chaney in his role of the blackmailing Dr. Stafford. There were four other silent films entitled The Price of Silence, but this was the only one released in 1916. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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