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The Whistle (1921)

1921 · Silent film · 70 min · dir. Lambert Hillyer

I did it to avenge the death of my son Danny

  • Romance
  • Drama

Synopsis

Robert Evans, who works in the mills of Henry Chapple, urges the owner to make necessary repairs to avoid accidents, but Chapple refuses. That day, Robert's son, Danny, is caught in an unprotected belt and dies. Evans, stricken with grief, rescues the infant son of Chapple from an automobile when it plunges into a river, then kidnaps the baby and claims him as an adopted son. Chapple befriends Evans, however, and when the worker sees that restoration of the child is important to Mrs. Chapple's…

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Details

Director
Lambert Hillyer
Writer
Olin Lyman
Cinematography
Joseph H. August
Studio
William S. Hart Productions
Released
1921-04-08
Running time
70 minutes

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