The Seal of Silence
They say a woman can't keep a secret. Here is one who kept one even at the risk of her own happiness, and the happiness of the man she loved.
1918 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Thomas R. Mills |
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| Writer: | William Addison Lathrop |
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| Dr. Hugh Loring, whose hobby is heredity, has evolved the theory that physical or mental peculiarities of children reveal the parents. The doctor's intense desire for children is only equaled by his wife's aversion. On the occasion of the doctor admonishing his wife for being friendly with an admirer she leaves him, and when her child is born she swears Ruth Carden, an employee of her husband's, who has accompanied her, to secrecy, so that she may keep from the doctor his greatest joy. Mrs. Loring dies, and Ruth returns to the doctor's office, leaving the child in the care of the nurse. Three years later the nurse finds it necessary to give up the child, and the doctor, who has fallen in love with Ruth, is stunned, for he believes that the child is hers. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 29, 1918 |
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| Director: | Thomas R. Mills |
| Writer: | William Addison Lathrop |
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| Keywords | heredity, mother's undying love |
| Production Companies | Vitagraph Company of America |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 23, 2026 Entered: Jun 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Earle Williams | Dr. Hugh Loring |
| Grace Darmond | Ruth Garden |
| Kathleen Kirkham | Mrs. Loring |
| Martin Best | Mr. Pelham |
| Kate Price | Mrs. McBride |
| Colin Kenny | Beverly Rivers |
| Pat Moore | Boy |
| Name | Job |
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| Thomas R. Mills | Director |
| William Addison Lathrop | Writer |
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