Idle Tongues
“Can your love withstand these babbling tongues?”
Synopsis
After serving 5 years in prison for embezzling church funds, Dr. Ephraim Nye returns to Ostable and the scornful gossip of its residents, led by Althea Bemis. There is a typhoid epidemic, and Dr. Nye believes it to be caused by the water in a pond that Judge Copeland, the brother of Dr. Nye's dead wife, Fanny, wishes to use as the source of municipal water supply. Only Katherine Minot supports Dr. Nye, but biologists prove him correct; and Dr. Nye confronts Copeland with proof that he went to prison to protect Fanny, the actual criminal. Copeland finally consents to the marriage of his daughter, Faith, to Tom Stone, the son of his enemy; and Katherine spreads the news of her engagement to Dr. Nye through Althea.
Top Cast
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Percy Marmont
Dr. Ephraim Nye
Doris Kenyon
Katherine Minot
Claude Gillingwater
Judge Daniel Webster Copeland
Lucille Ricksen
Faith Copeland
David Torrence
Cyrenus Stone
Malcolm McGregor
Tom Stone
Vivia Ogden
Althea Bemis
Marguerite Clayton
Fanny Copeland
Ruby Lafayette
Miss Pepper
Dan Mason
Henry Ward Beecher Payson
Mark Hamilton
Bluey Batcheldor
Buck Black
Young boy
Release History & Theatrical Window
December 21, 1924
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lambert Hillyer
- Screenplay & Story
- Joseph C. Lincoln, C. Gardner Sullivan
- Original Title
- Idle Tongues
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Production Studios
- Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lambert Hillyer
Joseph C. Lincoln, C. Gardner Sullivan
Department Leadership Roster
Lambert Hillyer
Director
Joseph C. Lincoln
Writer
C. Gardner Sullivan
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Idle Tongues
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What is Idle Tongues about?
After serving 5 years in prison for embezzling church funds, Dr. Ephraim Nye returns to Ostable and the scornful gossip of its residents, led by Althea Bemis. There is a typhoid epidemic, and Dr. Nye believes it to be caused by the water in a pond that Judge Copeland, the brother of Dr. Nye's dead wife, Fanny, wishes to use as the source of municipal water supply. Only Katherine Minot supports Dr. Nye, but biologists prove him correct; and Dr. Nye confronts Copeland with proof that he went to prison to protect Fanny, the actual criminal. Copeland finally consents to the marriage of his daughter, Faith, to Tom Stone, the son of his enemy; and Katherine spreads the news of her engagement to Dr. Nye through Althea.
Who directed Idle Tongues?
Idle Tongues was directed by Lambert Hillyer.
Who stars in Idle Tongues?
The principal cast of Idle Tongues includes Percy Marmont, Doris Kenyon, Claude Gillingwater, Lucille Ricksen, David Torrence.
When was Idle Tongues released and how long is it?
Idle Tongues was released in 1924 with a total runtime of 1h 0m.