Whispering Wires

Oct 24, 1926

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Creepy- mysterious- uncanny but carrying a power to enthrall you with its thrilling power- there's excellent comedy in it to relieve the tense dramatic strain.

Overview

A woman hears of a murder plot through a whispered voice on the telephone.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Doris Stockbridge

Anita Stewart

Barry McGill

Edmund Burns

Montgomery Stockbridge

Charles Clary

Albert Norton

Otto Matieson

McCarthy

Mack Swain

Casey

Arthur Housman

Jasper, the Butler

Heinie Conklin

Andrew Morphy

Frank Campeau

Triggy Drew

Scott Welsh

Ann Cartwright

Mayme Kelso

Tracy Bennett

Charles Sellon

Cecille Evans

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