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The Silent Power

  • 1926
  • 1h 1m
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Ralph Lewis in The Silent Power (1926)
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John Rollins, an engineer in charge of a hydro-electric plant, welcomes home his son Rob, a brilliant but careless college youth, and persuades Webster, president of the company, to place Ro... Read allJohn Rollins, an engineer in charge of a hydro-electric plant, welcomes home his son Rob, a brilliant but careless college youth, and persuades Webster, president of the company, to place Rob in charge of a dam construction project. Rob meets Olive Spencer and her brother Jerry; ... Read allJohn Rollins, an engineer in charge of a hydro-electric plant, welcomes home his son Rob, a brilliant but careless college youth, and persuades Webster, president of the company, to place Rob in charge of a dam construction project. Rob meets Olive Spencer and her brother Jerry; and though Olive is drawn to Rob, she is unhappy to learn that the lake to be created by t... Read all

  • Director
    • Frank O'Connor
  • Writers
    • James Bell Smith
    • James J. Tynan
  • Stars
    • Ralph Lewis
    • Ethel Shannon
    • Charles Delaney
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    • Director
      • Frank O'Connor
    • Writers
      • James Bell Smith
      • James J. Tynan
    • Stars
      • Ralph Lewis
      • Ethel Shannon
      • Charles Delaney
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    Ralph Lewis
    Ralph Lewis
    • John Rollins
    Ethel Shannon
    Ethel Shannon
    • Olive Spencer
    Charles Delaney
    Charles Delaney
    • Rob Rollins
    Vadim Uraneff
    • Jerry Spencer
    Robert Homans
    Robert Homans
    • David Webster
    • (as Robert E. Homas)
    • Director
      • Frank O'Connor
    • Writers
      • James Bell Smith
      • James J. Tynan
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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1926 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cruel Dever
    • Production company
      • Gotham Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 1m(61 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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