Idle Tongues (1924) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1924, Idle Tongues is a drame film directed by Lambert Hillyer, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s 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’s in it. Idle Tongues stars Percy Marmont as Dr. Ephraim Nye, Doris Kenyon as Katherine Minot, Claude Gillingwater as Judge Daniel Webster Copeland and Lucille Ricksen as Faith Copeland, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Idle Tongues sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Idle Tongues page.

If you liked it. Fans of Idle Tongues tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.