The Silent Master

The Silent Master is a 1917 American drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Warwick. The film is an adaption of The Court of St. Simon by E. Phillips Oppenheim.

The Silent Master
Directed by	Léonce Perret
Written by	Léonce Perret (scenario)
Based on	The Court of St. Simon by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Starring	Robert Warwick
Production company	Robert Warwick Film
Distributed by	Selznick Distributing Corporation
Release date	June 1917 (1917-06)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

A young Parisian dancer witnesses the ruin of a man's life due to betrayal.^[1]

Cast

• Robert Warwick as Valentin, Marquis de Sombreuil, or Monsieur Simon
• Olive Tell as Virginia Arlen
• Donald Gallaher as Eugene de Presles
• Anna Little as Jacqueline
• Juliette Moore as Juliette
• Henri Valbel as Robert
• Valentine Petit as Mrs. Carlingford
• George Clarke as Mr. Carlingford
• Juliette Moore as Juliette

Preservation

It's now a lost film.^[2]

Reception

A critic for Moving Picture World wrote, "The production is well made and is of a distinctively melodramatic type."^[3]