The Talker

The Talker
The Talker
	Poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Based on	The Talker; by Marion Fairfax
Starring	Anna Q. Nilsson; Lewis Stone; Shirley Mason;
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Edited by	LeRoy Stone
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	May 11, 1925;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

The Talker is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Lewis Stone, and Shirley Mason.^[1]^[2]

Plot edit

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Kate Lennox, dissatisfied with the suburban home she and her husband have purchased, makes the first payment on an automobile. Her husband, not knowing of it, when he gets a raise to his salary puts all his money towards paying for the home. Kate advocates in print that each woman should have three husbands, one to provide, one to entertain, and one to run the house. In reality, she is unable to yield to the kiss of another man. Her husband's sister Ruth, taking the writing for gospel, runs away with a married man who is short on his accounts. The Lenoxes part because of this, but are later reconciled. Ruth returns after a year to find her lover still waiting for her.

Cast edit

Anna Q. Nilsson as Kate Lennox
Lewis Stone as Harry Lennox
Shirley Mason as Ruth Lennox
Ian Keith as Ned Hollister
Tully Marshall as Henry Fells
Barbara Bedford as Barbara Farley
Harold Goodwin as Lonnie Whinston
Gertrude Short as Maud Fells
Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Fells
Cecille Evans as Stenographer
Charles West as Detective

References edit

^ Monaco p. 175
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Talker at silentera.com
^ "New Pictures: The Talker", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (9): 132, May 23, 1925, retrieved March 7, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.