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The Whispering Chorus (1918)
John Trimble has embezzled and obtains another identity by having a mutilated body buried in his place. He is later arrested for murdering himself. During the trial his mother, before dying from shock, asks him to keep his identity secret since his wife is now married to the Governor and expecting a child.
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John Trimble has embezzled and obtains another identity by having a mutilated body buried in his place. He is later arrested for murdering himself. During the trial his mother, before dying from shock, asks him to keep his identity secret since his wife is now married to the Governor and expecting a child.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Jeanie Macpherson
In Theaters:3/28/1918
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Cast
Cecil B. DeMille
Director
Raymond Hatton
John Tremble
Kathlyn Williams
Jane Tremble
Edythe Chapman
John Tremble's mother
John Burton
Charles Barden
Elliott Dexter
George Coggeswell
Noah Beery
Longshoreman
Guy Oliver
Chief McFarland
Tully Marshall
F.P. Clumley
William H. Brown
Stauberry
James Neill
Channing
Gustav von Seyffertitz
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