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  • Silver Wings (1922)
  • 90 min | Drama
Silver Wings (1922)
90 min | Drama

When John Webb dies, his wife, Anna, and his children--John, Harry, and Ruth--are well provided for, thanks to his patent on an improved sewing machine. As time passes, however, Harry mismanages and overspends factory funds, John leaves ...See moreWhen John Webb dies, his wife, Anna, and his children--John, Harry, and Ruth--are well provided for, thanks to his patent on an improved sewing machine. As time passes, however, Harry mismanages and overspends factory funds, John leaves town accused of stealing the money embezzled by Harry, and Ruth elopes. Anna must sell the business to cover Harry's debts, and, reduced to poverty, she takes a menial factory job. Later, her story appears in a magazine and the family is happily reunited. Written by AFI See less
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Directors
Edwin Carewe | John Ford (prologue only) (as Jack Ford)
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Updated May 22, 1922

Release date
Aug 27, 1922 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Mary Carr
Anna Webb (prologue / play) Anna Webb (prologue / play)   See fewer
Lynn Hammond
John Webb (prologue) John Webb (prologue)   See fewer
Knox Kincaid
John (prologue) John (prologue)   See fewer
Joseph Monahan
Harry (prologue) Harry (prologue)   See fewer
Maybeth Carr
Ruth (prologue) Ruth (prologue)   See fewer
Robert Hazelton
The Minister (prologue) The Minister (prologue)   See fewer
Florence Short
Widow Martin (prologue) Widow Martin (prologue)   See fewer
May Kaiser
Her Child (prologue) Her Child (prologue)   See fewer
Claude Brooke
Uncle Andrews (play) Uncle Andrews (play)   See fewer
Percy Helton
John (play) John (play)   See fewer
Joseph Striker
Harry (play) Harry (play)   See fewer
Jane Thomas
Ruth (play) Ruth (play)   See fewer
Roy Gordon
George Mills (play) George Mills (play)   See fewer
Florence Haas
Little Anna (play) Little Anna (play)   See fewer
L. Rogers Lytton
Bank President (play) (as Roger Lytton) Bank President (play) (as Roger Lytton)   See fewer
Ernest Hilliard
Jerry Gibbs (play) Jerry Gibbs (play)   See fewer
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