The Silent Mystery (1918)
While visiting Egypt, Mrs. Graham steals a famous jewel called "The Eye of the World" from a mummy's sarcophagus and returns to the United States, planning to use the gem as collateral for a loan. Kah, the priestess in charge of protecting the tombs of Egyptian nobility, is soon on her trail , determined to retrieve the gem. Mrs. Graham's lovely daughter, Betty, agrees to marry a suitor for money to prop up her father's failing business. When the bridegroom is murdered on the couple's wedding night, and the body disappears, Phil Kelly decides to lend a hand in solving the crimes.
Director: Francis Ford
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Francis Ford as Phil Kelly |
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Mae Gaston as Betty Graham |
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Rosemary Theby as Priestess Kah |
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Philip Ford as Chick |
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Jerome Ash as Van Berg |
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Elsie Van Name as Mrs. John Graham |
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Olive Valerie as |
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Hap Ward as |
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Peter Gerald as |
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Lionel Bradshaw as |
| Directing | Francis Ford | Director |
| Writing | Elsie Van Name | Writer |