The Hushed Hour (1920)

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Synopsis by Janiss Garza

While this drama wasn't the most exciting ever produced, it did have a good cast. Judge Robert Appleton (Winter Hall) has led an exemplary life. His four children, however, fell short once they grew up and had to fend for themselves. When Appleton dies, his widow (Lydia Knott) explains that his last request was that each child spend one hour of contemplation with his body. The first is the youngest daughter, Daisy (Rosemary Theby), an artist of note who was betrayed and left with a son to raise out of wedlock. Next is Luke (Milton Sills), a wild young man who ran away at 19, and even though he is now married and a father, he still can't quite settle down. The eldest son, Bob (Wilfred Lucas), is next -- he wed a wealthy woman, but the marriage has no love. Bob has fallen in love with one of the young ladies in his office and has gone through a lot of emotional turmoil over her relationship with a single young man of her own age. Lastly, Virginia (Blanche Sweet) sits with her father's body. She married Buck Blodgett, a forceful millionaire (Harry S. Northrup) whose aggressive nature finally alienated her. But during that hour she is able to acknowledge her husband's love for her, and to come to a better understanding of her father's ideals.