''Silent Sentinel'' is a 1929 American
silent crime film
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directed by
Alan James
Alan James (March 23, 1890 – December 30, 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1916 and 1943. He also wrote for more than 60 films between 1916 and 1951. He was born in Port Townsend ...
and starring
Gareth Hughes and
Josephine Hill.
[Pitts, p. 88]
Cast
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Champion the Dog
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as Champion
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Gareth Hughes as Bob Benton
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Josephine Hill as Grace Carlton
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Walter Maly
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* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
as Tom
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Lew Meehan as Detective
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Aline Goodwin Aline may refer to:
*Aline (given name), a feminine given name
Places
*Aline, Idaho, United States, first settlement of the Latter-day Saints movement, now a ghost town
*Aline, Oklahoma, United States, a town
*Loch Aline, Scotland
*266 Aline, a ma ...
as Maizie
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Alfred Hewston
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Arts and entertainment
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* ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne
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*"Alfred (Interl ...
as Warren Gordon
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Eddie Brownell as Joe Carlton
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Alice Covert
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* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
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* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
as Mrs. Carlton
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John Tansey as Convict
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Edward Cecil
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Life
Cecil was ...
as Chick
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Jack Knight as Dick
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George Morrell as Insurance man
References
Bibliography
* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 200
(Online entry)
External links
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1929 films
1929 crime films
American crime films
Films directed by Alan James
American silent feature films
Chesterfield Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
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