The Silent Witness (1932 film)

The Silent Witness
Directed by	Marcel Varnel
Written by	(play) Jack Celestin (play) Douglas Z. Doty
Starring	Lionel Atwill Greta Nissen Helen Mack
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Edited by	Jack Murray
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	February 7, 1932
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Silent Witness ad in The Film Daily, 1932

The Silent Witness is a 1932 American mystery film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Lionel Atwill, Greta Nissen and Helen Mack.^[1] It was adapted from a play by and Jack Celestin.^{[2] [3]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Cramer who worked on many Fox Film productions of the era.

A London courtroom drama in which an Englishman takes the blame for his son who he believes guilty of murdering his lover. The real truth surrounding the case is only revealed by a silent witness.

Cast[]

• Lionel Atwill as Sir Austin Howard
• Greta Nissen as Nora Selmer
• Weldon Heyburn as Carl Blake
• Helen Mack as Sylvia Pierce
• Bramwell Fletcher as Anthony Howard
• Mary Forbes as Lady Howard
• C. Montague Shaw as Inspector Robbins
• Wyndham Standing as Sir John Lawson, Barrister
• Alan Mowbray as Arthur Drinton
• Herbert Mundin as Henry Hammer
• Billy Bevan as Horace Ward
• Lumsden Hare as Colonel Grayson

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Turim, Maureen. Flashbacks in Film: Memory & History. Routledge, 2013.

External links[]

• The Silent Witness at IMDb
• synopsis at AllMovie

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