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The Silent Witness (1917)
Drama, Mystery

The Silent Witness (1917)

Drama, Mystery

Janet Rigsby loves Richard Morgan, a Denver college student, but loses him when he is caught in a fire. Shortly after Richard's presumed demise, Janet leaves her home and bears a son out of wedlock. Over the years, she struggles to make ...See moreJanet Rigsby loves Richard Morgan, a Denver college student, but loses him when he is caught in a fire. Shortly after Richard's presumed demise, Janet leaves her home and bears a son out of wedlock. Over the years, she struggles to make ends meet while raising Bud, her son, on her own. Although her savings are small, Janet manages to send Bud to college. Chastised for his poverty and illegitimate birth, Bud, who is in love with the college gardener's daughter, suffers the ridicule of his peers and eventually comes to blows with and threatens one particular boy for insulting his mother. In the ensuing confrontation, the boy is killed and Bud is arrested for the crime. During the course of the trial, Bud discovers that the district attorney is Richard Morgan, his father. The testimony of one expert witness reveals how the murder in truth was committed, and a liberated Bud happily reunites with his mother and new-found father. See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Gertrude McCoy Helen Hastings Helen Hastings See fewer	Nelson (1926)
Frank O'Connor Richard Morgan (as Frank L.A. O'Connor) Richard Morgan (as Frank L.A. O'Connor) See fewer	Religious Racketeers (1938)
Edwin Forsberg John Pellman (as Edwin Fosberg) John Pellman (as Edwin Fosberg) See fewer	The Rapids (1922)
Junius Matthews Bud Morgan (as Junius Mathews) Bud Morgan (as Junius Mathews) See fewer	The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Alphie James Sarah Blakely (as Aphie James) Sarah Blakely (as Aphie James) See fewer	Madame Sherry (1917)
Helen May Janet Rigsby Janet Rigsby See fewer	Amelia and the Angel (1958)
Roulef E. Cotton Wilbur Weldon Wilbur Weldon See fewer	The Silent Witness (1917)
Jack Sherrill Travers Travers See fewer	The Conquest of Canaan (1916)
A.J. Herbert NormanBlakely (as Alexander J. Herbert) NormanBlakely (as Alexander J. Herbert) See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (II) (1916)
Fred Graham Rigsby Rigsby See fewer	The Wood Nymph (1916)
Albert Phillips Mr. Weldon Mr. Weldon See fewer	Dixie (1924)