The Silent Tongue (1911)
Bob, a precocious young man, after touring the world for ten years and feeling the responsibilities of life, having had many wide and varied experiences, decides to return home and accordingly writes a letter to that effect and among other things, mentions that he is tired of giddy society girls who talk, talk, talk and emphatically says that he will never marry until he finds the girl with the silent tongue. His uncle, a retired merchant with a jovial disposition, shows the letter to his daughter Dorothy, a most attractive young lady, whom Bob has not seen since her childhood days. At first she is inclined to resent what Bob says in his letter, but on second thought she decides that a little trick to relieve him of his self-confidence would not at all be bad; her father agrees with her, promising to aid her in carrying out her little joke. She then procures an ear trumpet and upon Bob's arrival pretends to be very deaf and quite dumb. In due time Bob arrives, sees a portrait on the wall of his uncle's freckled-face little daughter, as he knew her, inquires about her and is informed that a recent illness left her deaf and dumb. When Bob meets the young lady instead of a freckled-face girl he sees before him a beautiful young miss. So fascinated is he with her beauty that he forthwith falls head over heels in love with her. But how lamentable that she is deaf and dumb and how laughable are the fruitless struggles and trials he has with the ear trumpet, making him unhappy and sad, while she is bubbling over with glee at his discomfiture. Finally, however, the tables turn; during one of her unguarded moments while holding an animated conversation with her father. Bob overhears her and is almost struck dumb himself: quickly recovering, he slips up beside her, catching her in the act of speaking quite fluently. The joke is now on her and her perplexity and embarrassment make her all the more beautiful to him, and finding that his love is reciprocated he takes advantage of the opportune moment and the happy day is named.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Bannister Merwin | Director |
| Bannister Merwin | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Mary Fuller | |
| Harry B. Eytinge | |
| Charles White |
