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The Burning Silence (1917)
Short | Short, Drama

The Burning Silence (1917)

Short | Short, Drama

Jim Kennedy is living in the big timber district of the west and is fond of gambling, but does not play straight. One of the rangers becomes suspicious of him. A new settler arrives and stakes out a claim, but he does not seem to be ...See moreJim Kennedy is living in the big timber district of the west and is fond of gambling, but does not play straight. One of the rangers becomes suspicious of him. A new settler arrives and stakes out a claim, but he does not seem to be sociable. All that they know is that his name is John Martin. A forest fire breaks out and all the men are called out. Kennedy is injured and Martin takes him to his cabin to care for him. At last Kennedy feels that he is able to move on, but so much has Martin become dependent upon his society that he dislikes to have him leave, and decides to tell him of his past history and its sorrow. Martin was married to Rose. They had lived happily, but a certain Kenneth James, in spite of the fact that he himself had a wife, made love to Rose and so succeeded in implanting the seeds of jealousy in her mind against her husband that she finally left him. Martin was heartbroken. The next morning the two men have breakfast, but both have spent an unhappy night. Kennedy tells Martin he thinks he will shave before he leaves, and when he does so, Martin recognizes him as the purloiner of his happiness. The two men struggle until Kennedy convinces Martin that he intends taking him to Rose, telling her that he had lied, and so repair as much as possible the harm he had done by his silence. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
George C. Pearce John Martin (as George Pearce) John Martin (as George Pearce) See fewer	British Agent (1934)
Jane Bernoudy Rose Martin Rose Martin See fewer	The Mysterious Outlaw (1917)
Jim Farley Jim Kennedy Jim Kennedy See fewer	The General (1926)
Miss Hallenbeck Actress Actress See fewer	Brute Force (1917)