The Silent Watcher
The Silent Watcher is a lost 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank Lloyd. It stars Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love. It was produced by Frank Lloyd Productions/First National and distributed by First National Pictures. It was based on the story "The Altar on the Hill" by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Plot
John Steele (Bosworth), a lawyer running for Congress, breaks up with Lily Elliott (Bennett), a showgirl, to improve his campaign image. He goes to the apartment his secretary Joe Roberts (Hunter) rented for him to end things with Elliott. Shortly after, she kills herself. Police who oppose Steele treat her death as a murder case.
More details
| director | Frank Lloyd |
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| editor | Edward M. Roskam |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | arrest campaign manager jail fever murder case police brutality run wash |
| productionCompany | Frank Lloyd Productions |
| publisher | First National Pictures |
| theme | melodrama |