The Silver Lining is a silent

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 drama film directed by Roland West

Roland West

For the basketball player, see Roland West Roland West was a Hollywood director known for his innovative film noir movies of the 1920s and early 1930s.-Biography:...

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Cast

• Coit Albertson
  Coit Albertson
  Coit Albertson was an American silent film actor.-Biography:Edward Coit Albertson was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of George and Elizabeth Albertson, and began his acting career on Broadway, where, among other productions, he played in Stubborn Cinderella...
  
  .....George Johnson
• Jewel Carmen
  Jewel Carmen
  -Early life and career:Born Florence Lavina Quick in Danville, Kentucky, Carmen made her film debut in the 1912 film The Will of Destiny. She went on to appear in Daphne and the Pirate , opposite Lillian Gish and D. W...
  
  .....The Angel
• Leslie Austin
  Leslie Austin
  Leslie Austin was an English actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1915 and 1930.He was born in London, England.-Selected filmography:* Mrs. Dane's Defense * Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
  
  .....Robert Ellington
• Virginia Valli
  Virginia Valli
  Virginia Valli was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s....
  
  .....Evelyn Schofield
• Theodore Babcock.....Eugene Narcom
• Marie Coverdale.....Mrs. George Schofield
• Edwards Davis.....George Schofield
• Dorothy Dickson
  Dorothy Dickson
  Dorothy Dickson , was an American-born, London-based theater actress and singer.-Biography:Dickson is known mostly for her rendition of the Jerome Kern song "Look for the Silver Lining". She was also a member of the Ziegfeld Follies and made many appearances in New York and abroad...
  
  .....Dancer
• Arthur Donaldson
  Arthur Donaldson (actor)
  Arthur Donaldson , was an Swedish-American actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Norsholm, Sweden but moved to the USA at the age of fourteen and quickly became a prolific actor on stage. He made his film debut in 1910...
  
  .....Friend of the Baxters
• Paul Everton.....Detective
• J. Herbert Frank
  J. Herbert Frank
  J. Herbert Frank was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 52 films between 1914 and 1924.He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California by committing suicide.-Selected filmography:...
  
  .....Big Joe
• Julia Swayne Gordon
  Julia Swayne Gordon
  Julia Swayne Gordon , was an American actress. She appeared in 228 films between 1908 to 1933.Born in Columbus, Ohio, she starred in the first film version of the Lady Godiva legend in 1911...
  
  .....Gentle Annie
• Carl Hyson.....Dancer
• Gladden James
  Gladden James
  Gladden James was an American film actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1911 and 1946.He was born in Zanesville, Ohio and died in Hollywood, California, from leukemia....
  
  .....Billy Dean
• Jule Powers.....Mrs. Baxte
• Henry Sedley.....Mr. Baxter
• Charles Wellesley.....Burton Hardy

Plot

Secret agent George Johnson (Albertson) recalls the story of two orphan girls to a pair of cohorts at a Paris cafe. Angel (Carmen) is adopted by crooks who teach her to steal, while Evelyn (Valli) is the criminally inclined girl adopted by a wealthy family.

When Angel steals a watch from a passenger on the train, the man refuses to press charges and enlists her help in his confidence scheme. Evelyn is engaged to marry the promising author Robert Ellington (Austin), but the writer falls for Angel. Ellington is scheduled to leave on a ship but gives his ticket to Johnson, the secret agent and con man. Angel watches tearfully as the boat pulls away before Ellington reveals he loves her.

External links

• The Silver Lining (1921) at SilentEra