The silent witness
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The silent witness |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | approx. 82 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Piel |
| script | Harry Piel |
| production |
Friedrich Müller Heinrich secondary number for nature film (Berlin) |
| occupation | |
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The silent witness is a German detective and adventure silent film by Harry Piel from 1917.
action
The banker pool was found murdered. Mrs. Masten, Pool's alleged housekeeper, and Erwin, a relative of the dead man, direct suspicion to the niece of the murdered banker, Jenny Pool. You want to get the inheritance of the deceased in this way. Detective Kelly Brown takes on the case and finds a "silent" witness to the murder. The convicted woman Masten kills herself with poison.
Production notes
The silent witness was premiered in December 1917 in the Tauentzienpalast . The film had five acts and was almost 1,700 meters long. In Austria, on April 12, 1918, a shortened version with a running time of around 1500 meters (= around 73 minutes playing time) was released in cinemas.
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “Material is pretty good. Photos, game and scenery are very good. "
Web links
- The silent witness at The German Early Cinema Database
- The silent witness at filmportal.de
- The silent witness in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The silent witness ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Paimann's film lists
