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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Silent Code
| image = The_Silent_Code.jpg
| caption = Poster for the film
| director = Stuart Paton
| producer = Louis Weiss
| screenplay =
| writer = George Morgan
| based_on =
| starring = Kane Richmond
Blanche Mehaffey
| cinematography = Roland Price
| editing = Charles Craft
| studio = Weiss Productions, Inc.
| distributor = Stage and Screen Productions, Inc.
| released =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross =
}}
'The Silent Code' is a 1935 American Western film written by George Morgan and directed by Stuart Paton. It was the third of a scheduled six films in the "Morton of the Mounties" series, although this would be the last one made. The first two, 'Courage of the North' and 'Timber Terrors' starred John Preston in the title role. This film saw Kane Richmond take over the lead, co-starring with Blanche Mehaffey.
Filming on the picture was completed in March 1935, and was originally scheduled to be released in mid-May. However, the release was delayed until November 1935. The Chicago Legion of Decency gave the film a Class A rating, meaning that it was suitable for the entire family.
Plot
When the Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman Jerry Hale is sent to a remote outpost, he meets his old sweetheart, Helen Brent, who is living their with her uncle, Peter Barkley. Helen's father, Nathan, is off prospecting. As they renew their relationship, it becomes clear that the letters which Jerry has been sending to Helen have been intercepted and destroyed by Barkley. When her father returns from prospecting, he makes it known that he has a map to his gold strike. He moves into his cabin, but is killed by Lobo, one of Barkley's gang, who steals the map. During the attack, Lobo drops several Indian beads near Nathan's body. Barkley frames Jerry for the murder, and he is arrested and thrown in jail. While there, Helen visits him and vents her disgust with him, believing that he did kill her father.
The beads which Lobo dropped during the murder are eventually tracked back to him, after which Helen helps Jerry escape, and he rides off to get help from the Mounties. He tells Helen to wait in her father's cabin. While there, Barkley stops by and is confronted by Helen. The two begin to fight, Lobo watches, and kills Barkley with his knife. Jerry and the Mounties arrive and arrest Lobo and the rest of Barkley's gang, and Jerry is officially cleared. As all is well, Helen's dog Rex discovers that Nathan has hidden gold from his mining claim beneath the floor boards in his cabin.
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References
Category:1935 films
Category:1935 Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by Stuart Paton
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:American independent films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1930s American films
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