The Silent Mystery

The Silent Mystery
The Silent Mystery
	Still with an unidentified actor, Philip Ford, Mae Gaston, and Rosemary Theby
Directed by	Francis Ford
Written by	Elsie Van Name
Produced by	Louis Burston
Starring	Francis Ford; Mae Gaston
Distributed by	Burston Films
Release date	November 1918;
Running time	15 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Silent Mystery is a 1918 American drama film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] Phil Kelly (Ford) devotes himself to solving the mystery surrounding the Graham family. Mrs. Graham (Van Name) has stolen a famous oriental jewel from a mummy in Egypt called the Eye of the World. On her return to the United States, she is followed by Priestess Kah (Theby) and her associates, who are determined to recover the jewel. Betty Graham (Gaston) marries for money to help her father though a financial difficulty. The bridegroom has loaned Mrs. Graham money on the jewel and holds it as security. The night of the wedding he is mysteriously murdered and the body disappears. From this point on, anyone who touches or is connected in any way with the jewel comes under the shadow of the silent mystery and suffers accordingly. Phil has many opportunities to rescue Betty from villeins, and after the Priestess meets Phil, she falls in love with him to complicate matters further. She later obtains the aid of a band of Germans to aid her in obtaining the jewel from its robbers.

Cast

Francis Ford as Phil Kelly
Mae Gaston as Betty Graham
Rosemary Theby as Priestess Kah
Jerome Ash as Van Berg (credited as Jerry Ash)
Philip Ford as Chick (as Phil Ford)
Elsie Van Name as Mrs. John Graham
Olive Valerie (credited as Valeria Olivo)
Hap Ward (credited as Hap H. Ward)
Peter Gerald (credited as Pete Gerald)

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Silent Mystery". Silent Era. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
^ "Reviews: The Silent Mystery". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (25). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 29. December 14, 1918.