Silas Marner is a 1922 American silent historical drama film directed by Frank P. Donovan and starring Crauford Kent, Marguerite Courtot, and Robert Kenyon.
Over 15 years his faith in mankind and God are shaken, the only consolation is his pile of gold.
A dying woman leaves a baby girl on his doorstep, bringing a change to his distorted view of life.
The girl's father, unknown to Silas, a son of the wealthy Squire Cass (Randolf), has been nursing the secret, pending his marriage to one of his set.
After several years of marriage, the son confesses the duplicity to his wife, and they decide to claim the now young woman.