The Silent Partner (1917 film)

The Silent Partner is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan from a screen story by Edmund Goulding and starred Blanche Sweet, who in a few years would marry Marshall Neilan.^[1] The film was remade in 1923, and also released by Paramount Pictures.

The Silent Partner
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Directed by	Marshall Neilan
Written by	George DuBois (scenario)
Story by	Edmund Goulding
Produced by	Jesse Lasky
Cinematography	Walter Stradling
Distributed by	Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 10, 1917 (1917-05-10)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot summary

Cast

• Blanche Sweet as Jane Colby
• Thomas Meighan as Edward Royle
• Henry Herbert as Harvey Wilson
• Ernest Joy as David Pierce
• Mabel Van Buren as Edith Preston
• Florence Smythe as Mrs. Preston
• Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Wilson

See also

• Blanche Sweet filmography