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1927 film

The Silver Slave
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Written by	Scenario: Peter Milne Anthony Coldeway
Story by	Howard Smith
Starring	Irene Rich Audrey Ferris
Cinematography	Frank Kesson
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	November 12, 1927 (1927-11-12)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	US
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

The Silver Slave is a lost 1927 synchronized sound film drama directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Irene Rich. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was produced and distributed by the Warner Brothers. however there is no spoken dialogue.

Plot

Bernice Randall, who has forsaken the love of her sweetheart, Tom Richards, to marry for wealth, turns down Richards' proposal after the death of her husband, and she is denounced by him as a slave to silver. Lavishing the greater part of her fortune on her daughter, Janet, Bernice determines to give her the advantages she herself lacked. Despite her mother's disapproval, Janet scorns the affection of Larry Martin, a lifelong friend, after meeting Philip Caldwell, a wealthy sophisticate. Worried over Janet's growing attachment to Philip, Bernice determines to win Caldwell from her daughter, and in a confrontation involving the girl and Richards, now a millionaire, Janet is disillusioned in her mother and Caldwell. Learning of her mother's sacrifice, Janet forgives her and finds happiness with Larry.

Cast

Irene Rich as Bernice Randall
Audrey Ferris as Janet Randall
Holmes Herbert as Tom Richards
John Miljan as Philip Caldwell
Carroll Nye as Larry Martin

References

External links

The Silver Slave at IMDb
synopsis at AllMovie

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Films directed by Howard Bretherton

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