The Courage of Silence

1917Movie⏱️ 50m

Drama

⭐ 6.2

IMDB Rating

16 votes

Bradley, who is happily married and loves his family, is called to London on business. There he meets Mercedes, wife of the Spanish Ambassador. The marriage has been forced upon her, and her husband is cruel. Unaware that Bradley ...

Director

William P.S. Earle

Writers

N/A

Stars

Alice Joyce, Harry T. Morey, Willie Johnson

Release Date

February 12, 1917

Language

None

Country

United States

💬 2

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Alice Joyce

as Mercedes

Harry T. Morey

as Bradley

Willie Johnson

as Bobby

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Mildred May

as Baby

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Clio Ayres

as Alice

Robert Gaillard

as Hammond

Walter McGrail

as Saunders

Anders Randolf

as Spanish Ambassador

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Dorothy Conroy

as French Girl

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Production

Vitagraph Company of America

🏷️ Keywords

battered womenlondon englandepidemicafricabased on novel

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Vitagraph's Marriage Vow

by wes-connors • 2011-07-16

6/10

"On a business trip to London, happily married Harry Morey (as Bradley) meets alluring Alice Joyce (as Mercedes), the wife of a Spanish ambassador. After discovering Ms. Joyce is being abused (he whips her with a riding crop) by her husband, Mr. Morey decides to take her to America. Believing three's a crowd, and not wanting to break-up a marriage, Joyce runs away to join a convent. Morey's wife leaves for France, with the children. Now, poor Morey is stuck with neither mate. Eventually, fate brings the two women together This lost film was considered one of the top productions of it..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film is listed in the American Silent Feature Film Database as lost.

📖 Synopsis

Bradley, who is happily married and loves his family, is called to London on business. There he meets Mercedes, wife of the Spanish Ambassador. The marriage has been forced upon her, and her husband is cruel. Unaware that Bradley ...