Movie
Should We Be Silent?
19261h 29m6.0 / 10
A melodrama about a painter who is infected with syphilis, refuses treatment, turns to the use instead of narcotics, and withers away.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Should We Be Silent? was released April 5, 1926. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A melodrama about a painter who is infected with syphilis, refuses treatment, turns to the use instead of narcotics, and withers away.
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More about Should We Be Silent?
Cast
Conrad VeidtPaul Hartwig, Maler
Walter RillaDr. Georg Mauthner
Mary ParkerLeonie Pierson
Elga BrinkAssistentin
Fritz KortnerDer annoncirende Arzt
Betty AstorIngeCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Oswald
- Written by
- Richard Oswald
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Dürfen wir schweigen?
Production
Nero-Film AGGermany
Themes
illnesspartially lost filmsilent filmsyphilisvenereal diseases