''Tongues of Scandal'' is a 1927 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Roy Clements and starring
Mae Busch
Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, freque ...
,
William Desmond, and
Ray Hallor
Ray Hallor (January 11, 1900 – April 16, 1944) was an actor in films in the United States.
Biography
Born in Washington, D.C., actresses Edith Hallor (1896–1971) and Ethel Hallor (1992–1982) were his siblings.
Hallor began working in ...
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Synopsis
A politician's career and marriage are both threatened by a scandal caused by his younger brother's past antics.
Cast
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Mae Busch
Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, freque ...
as Helen Hanby
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William Desmond as Gov. John Rhodes
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Ray Hallor
Ray Hallor (January 11, 1900 – April 16, 1944) was an actor in films in the United States.
Biography
Born in Washington, D.C., actresses Edith Hallor (1896–1971) and Ethel Hallor (1992–1982) were his siblings.
Hallor began working in ...
as Jimmy Rhodes
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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 ...
as Mrs. Rhodes
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Lloyd B. Carleton
Lloyd B. Carleton ( - August 8, 1933) was an American director, producer, and actor. He was born in New York City in . Both of his parents were born in Virginia and Carleton's father, John T. Little Senior, supported the family as a clothing im ...
as Mr. Plunkett
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Wilfrid North
Wilfrid North (16 January 1863 – 3 June 1935), also spelled Wilfred North, was an Anglo-American film director, actor, and writer of the silent film era. He directed 102 films, including short films; acted in 43 films; and wrote the story for ...
as Mr. Collett
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James Gordon as O'Rourke
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Jerome La Grasse
Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is comm ...
as Colvin
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De Sacia Mooers
De Sacia Mooers (November 19, 1888 – January 11, 1960) was a film actress, disputably from Los Angeles, California. She appeared in over one hundred movies in the silent film era. She was perhaps best known as the "Blonde Vamp" for her role ...
as Peggy Shaw
References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
* McCaffrey, Donald W. & Jacobs, Christopher P. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
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1927 films
1927 drama films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Roy Clements
American independent films
1920s independent films
1920s American films
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