This Cecil B. DeMille production was considered lost for many decades and the recent discovery of materials at the Cinémathèque Française is cause for celebration! Based on a successful Broadway play, Silence opens with gallows being constructed. Jim Warren (H.B. Warner) awaits hanging for murder, but his lawyer is certain that Warren is innocent and shielding the guilty person. What follows is a gripping tale of love and sacrifice.
Special support provided by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and the French American Cultural Society
Introduced by SFSFF President Robert Byrne
Musical accompaniment by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Copresented by the California Film Institute and the Alliance Française de San Francisco
Restoration by Cinémathèque Française and San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Presented in 35mm
Children under the age of 10 are admitted free.