Summary
The Silent Stranger is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Fred Thomson, Hazel Keener, and Frank Hagney.[1][2]
| The Silent Stranger | |
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| Directed by | Albert S. Rogell |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ross Fisher |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[3] Jack Taylor, a supposed deaf-mute, arrives in Valley City snooping about in apparently aimless fashion, thereby winning recognition among the townspeople as "The Silent Stranger." Mail thefts have occurred and Dad Warner, postmaster, is threatened with discharge. Taylor suspects Sleeman, Warner's clerk, as being behind the thefts. Taylor is captured by the gang, escapes, stops another robbery, and saves Warner's daughter Lillian from the bandits. Taylor, who is really a United States Secret Service man charged with ending the mail thefts, brings about the arrest of the gang and wins the affection of the young woman.
Cast edit
- Fred Thomson as Jack Taylor
- Hazel Keener as Lillian Warner
- George B. Williams as 'Dad' Warner, Postmaster
- Richard Headrick as Laddie Warner
- Frank Hagney as Dick Blackwell
- Horace B. Carpenter as Sheriff Sam Hull
- Bud Osborne as Law Sleeman, Postal Clerk
- Bob Reeves as Deputy Sheriff 'Shorty' Turner
- George Nichols as Silas Horton, Banker
References edit
- ^ Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 266.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Silent Stranger at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (April 26, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Silent Stranger". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 36. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography edit
- Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2
External links edit
- The Silent Stranger at IMDb
