The Silver Slave

The Silver Slave

1927 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Bernice Randall, who has forsaken the love of her sweetheart, Tom Richards, to marry for wealth, turns down Richards' proposal after the death of her husband, and she is denounced by him as a slave to silver. Lavishing the greater part of her fortune on her daughter, Janet, Bernice determines to give her the advantages she herself lacked. Despite her mother's disapproval, Janet scorns the affection of Larry Martin, a life-long friend, after meeting Philip Caldwell, a wealthy sophisticate. Worried over Janet's growing attachment to Philip, Bernice determines to win Caldwell from her daughter, and in a confrontation involving the girl and Richards, now a millionaire, Janet is disillusioned in her mother and Caldwell. Learning of her mother's sacrifice, Janet forgives her and finds happiness with Larry.

Directed by Howard Bretherton · Written by Anthony Coldeway

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Irene Rich Bernice Randall
Audrey Ferris Janet Randall
Holmes Herbert Tom Richards
John Miljan Philip Caldwell
Carroll Nye Larry Martin
Patty Falkenstein Little Janet

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