''Suspicion'' is a 1918 American silent

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directed by

John M. Stahl John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer. Life and work He was born Jacob Morris Strelitsky in Baku (Azerbaijan) to a Russian Jewish family. When he was a child, his family le ...

and starring

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and

Mathilde Brundage Mathilde Brundage (September 22, 1859 – May 6, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in 87 films between 1914 and 1928. Also known as Bertha Brundage, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky. For much of her life, her family thwarted her de ...

. It is now presumed to be a

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.Babington & Charles Barr p.39

Plot summary

Cast

as Madelyn Forrest *

as Dr. Allen Forrest * John Merkyl as Leonard White *

as Mrs. Pennington * Alma Dore as Olive Pennington * John O'Keefe as James Burns

References

Bibliography

* Bruce Babington & Charles Barr. ''The Call of the Heart: John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama''. Indiana University Press, 2018.

External links

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