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The Whispering Chorus
UNITED STATES · 1918

The Whispering Chorus

Cecil B. DeMille
identity theft embezzlement false accusation family sacrifice moral redemption
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Synopsis

John Trimble has embezzled and obtains another identity by having a mutilated body buried in his place. He is later arrested for murdering himself. During the trial his mother, before dying from shock, asks him to keep his identity secret since his wife is now married to the Governor and expecting a child.

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