The Silent Witness (1917 film)

The Silent Witness is a 1917 American silent independent drama film directed by Harry Lambart and starring Gertrude McCoy, Frank O'Connor and Jack Sherrill.^[1] It was based on the 1916 Broadway play The Silent Witness by Otto Hauerbach.

The Silent Witness
Directed by	Harry Lambart
Written by	Otto Hauerbach (play)
Starring	Gertrude McCoy Frank O'Connor Jack Sherrill
Production company	Authors' Film Company
Distributed by	M.H. Hoffman Distribution
Release date	September 1, 1917 (1917-09-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cast

• Gertrude McCoy as Helen Hastings
• Frank O'Connor as Richard Morgan
• Edwin Forsberg as John Pellman
• Junius Matthews as Bud Morgan
• Alphie James as Sarah Blakely
• Helen May as Janet Rigsby
• Roulef E. Cotton as Wilbur Weldon
• Jack Sherrill as Travers
• A.J. Herbert as Norman Blakely
• Fred Graham as Rigsby
• Albert Phillips as Mr. Weldon