The Silent Witness Trailer (1917)

01 September 1917 Drama, Mystery 70 mins

Janet Rigsby loves Richard Morgan, a Denver college student, but loses him when he is caught in a fire. Shortly after Richard's presumed demise, Janet leaves her home and bears a son out of wedlock. Over the years, she struggles to make ends meet while raising Bud, her son, on her own. Although her savings are small, Janet manages to send Bud to college. Chastised for his poverty and illegitimate birth, Bud, who is in love with the college gardener's daughter, suffers the ridicule of his peers and eventually comes to blows with and threatens one particular boy for insulting his mother. In the ensuing confrontation, the boy is killed and Bud is arrested for the crime. During the course of the trial, Bud discovers that the district attorney is Richard Morgan, his father. The testimony of one expert witness reveals how the murder in truth was committed, and a liberated Bud happily reunites with his mother and new-found father.

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Cast

Gertrude McCoy as Helen Hastings

Frank O'Connor as Richard Morgan

Edwin Forsberg as John Pellman

Junius Matthews as Bud Morgan

Alphie James as Sarah Blakely

Jack Sherrill as Travers

Fred Graham as Rigsby

Crew

Harry Lambart Director

Otto A. Harbach Writer

International Releases Dates

United States 01 September 1917

Production Companies

Authors' Film Company

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