Silent Sentinel (film)
1929 film by Alan James
Silent Sentinel is a 1929 American silent crime film directed by Alan James and starring Gareth Hughes and Josephine Hill.
Plot
Cast
Champion the Dog as Champion
Gareth Hughes as Bob Benton
Josephine Hill as Grace Carlton
Walter Maly as Tom
Lew Meehan as Detective
Aline Goodwin as Maizie
Alfred Hewston as Warren Gordon
Eddie Brownell as Joe Carlton
Alice Covert as Mrs. Carlton
John Tansey as Convict
Edward Cecil as Chick
Jack Knight as Dick
George Morrell as Insurance man
References
Bibliography
Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each.
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