The Silence of Dean Maitland

The Silence of Dean Maitland is a 1934 Australian film directed by Ken G. Hall, and based on Maxwell Gray's 1886 novel of the same name. It was one of the most popular Australian films of the 1930s. Plot Cyril Maitland is a clergyman living in a small seaside town, who impregnates the beautiful Alma Lee despite being engaged to another woman. When Alma's father Ben finds out about the pregnancy, he attacks Maitland and is killed in a fall. Mailtand's best friend, Doctor Henry Everard, gets the blame, and spends twenty years in jail while Maitland's career thrives. Cast John Longden as Dean Maitland Charlotte Francis as Alma Lee Jocelyn Howarth as Alma Gray John Warwick as Dr Henry Everard John Pickard as Tommy Everard Bill Kerr as Cyril Maitland Jnr Fred MacDonald as Granfer George Lloyd as Granfer Claude Turton as Charlie Gray W. Lane Bayliff as Reverend Maitanld Snr Les Warton as Ben Lee Leal Douglas as Mrs Lee Production