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The Silent Woman

  • 1918
  • 50m
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Edith Storey in The Silent Woman (1918)
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When John Lowery, his wife Mary and their small son Billy journey to a Northern lumber camp to visit its owner, Clifford Beresford, Mary becomes infatuated with the lumberman and neglects he... Read allWhen John Lowery, his wife Mary and their small son Billy journey to a Northern lumber camp to visit its owner, Clifford Beresford, Mary becomes infatuated with the lumberman and neglects her little boy. A Hudson Bay Company clerk named Nan McDonald, known as the "angel of the lu... Read allWhen John Lowery, his wife Mary and their small son Billy journey to a Northern lumber camp to visit its owner, Clifford Beresford, Mary becomes infatuated with the lumberman and neglects her little boy. A Hudson Bay Company clerk named Nan McDonald, known as the "angel of the lumberjacks," forms such a strong attachment to the child that although he becomes seriously... Read all

  • Director
    • Herbert Blaché
  • Writers
    • Katharine Kavanaugh
    • June Mathis
    • Lois Zellner
  • Stars
    • Edith Storey
    • Frank Mills
    • Joseph Kilgour
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Herbert Blaché
    • Writers
      • Katharine Kavanaugh
      • June Mathis
      • Lois Zellner
    • Stars
      • Edith Storey
      • Frank Mills
      • Joseph Kilgour
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Edith Storey
    Edith Storey
    • Nan McDonald
    Frank Mills
    Frank Mills
    • John Lowery
    Joseph Kilgour
    Joseph Kilgour
    • Clifford Beresford
    Lila Leslie
    Lila Leslie
    • Mary Lowery
    • (as Lilie Leslie)
    Mathilde Brundage
    Mathilde Brundage
    • Mrs. Elton
    Baby Ivy Ward
    • Little Billy
    George Stevens
    • Doctor
    T. Tamamoto
    • Servant
    Augusta Perry
    • Maid
    Harry Linson
    Harry Linson
    • Lumberjack
    Ben Walker
    • Lumberjack
    John Cohill
    • Lumberjack
    • Director
      • Herbert Blaché
    • Writers
      • Katharine Kavanaugh
      • June Mathis
      • Lois Zellner
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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shadow and Substance
    • Production company
      • Metro Pictures Corporation
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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