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Do the Dead Talk? (1920)
Drama
On her deathbed, an aged woman recluse promises to repay young siblings Dorothy and Bobbie Carleton for their friendship. During the Galveston tidal wave of 1900, the children are separated. Bobbie is adopted by a surgeon, Dr. Richard ...See moreOn her deathbed, an aged woman recluse promises to repay young siblings Dorothy and Bobbie Carleton for their friendship. During the Galveston tidal wave of 1900, the children are separated. Bobbie is adopted by a surgeon, Dr. Richard Stanton, while Dorothy, suffering from amnesia, is adopted by Captain Smith. Two years later, Bobbie, now called Robert, visits the country and rescues Dorothy, now called Blanche, from an attacker. Six months later, while taking food to needy people, Dorothy is attacked by tramps in a deserted shack. An unseen spirit tips the candle lighting the room, and Dorothy escapes. Robert, nearby, feels an urge to go to his window. Seeing Dorothy running, he thrashes her pursuers. Later, in New York, Dorothy's clothes catch fire as she decorates a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween. Robert, now Stanton's partner, saves her. They fall in love and plan to marry, but as he is about to sign the marriage contract, Robert, because of a spiritual force, is moved to write that Dorothy is his sister. He examines a scar on her leg to confirm this, and the catastrophe is averted. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Jack MacCullough
Writers
Jack MacCullough | H.A. Cross (as Dr. H.A. Cross)
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Updated Jan 18, 1920
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Jan 18, 1920 (United States)

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8 cast members
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Herminia France primary photo
Herminia France
Dorothy Carleton, aka Blanche Smith Dorothy Carleton, aka Blanche Smith   See fewer
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Willard Burt primary photo
Willard Burt
Bobbie Carleton, aka Robert Stanton Bobbie Carleton, aka Robert Stanton   See fewer
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Grant Foreman primary photo
Grant Foreman
Captain Smith Captain Smith   See fewer
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Elizabeth Yach primary photo
Elizabeth Yach
Mrs. Smith Mrs. Smith   See fewer
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H.A. Cross primary photo
H.A. Cross
Dr. Richard Stanton Dr. Richard Stanton   See fewer
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Josephine Stevenson primary photo
Josephine Stevenson
Mrs. Stanton Mrs. Stanton   See fewer
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Stanley Wheyman primary photo
Stanley Wheyman
Dr. Lodge Dr. Lodge   See fewer
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Constantin Panton primary photo
Constantin Panton
A Fake Practitioner A Fake Practitioner   See fewer
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