{{Short description|1918 film by William Bertram}} {{Infobox film | image = The Voice of Destiny.jpg | caption = Advertisement for the film | director = William Bertram | writer = Clara Beranger | starring = Marie Osborne <br> Jack Connolly <br> Morris Foster | studio = Diando Film Corporation | distributor = Pathé Exchange | released = {{Film date|1918|6|23}} | runtime = 5 reels | country = United States | language = Silent (English intertitles) }}
'''''The Voice of Destiny''''' is a 1918 silent mystery film directed by William Bertram. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Voice of Destiny (1918) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/15232 |website=American Film Institute |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref>
==Plot== Charles Lind, stricken blind, turns over his business affairs to his brother John, a widower. The latter's little daughter, Marie, becomes a constant companion to the blind man. John, through unfortunate investments in the stock market, is financially ruined and his confession to his brother leads to a bitter quarrel between the two. Later in the evening while Charles is sitting at his dictaphone he is mysteriously murdered and valuable jewelry taken. John is accused of the crime mainly through statements by Briggs, the butler, but escapes. Briggs, it is discovered, has been leading a dual life, combining robbery with his duties as a butler. When shot down in a battle with the police, he refuses to make a statement. Marie accidentally turns on the dictaphone which has recorded events preceding the murder and when confronted with this evidence from a mute witness, Briggs confesses to the murder and John is freed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |date=July 6, 1918 |title=Marie Osborne in "The Voice of Destiny" |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald07exhi/page/n91/mode/2up |access-date=January 15, 2026 |magazine=Exhibitors Herald |page=30 |volume=7 |issue=2}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
==Cast== *Marie Osborne as Marie Lind *Jack Connolly as Charles Lind *Morris Foster as John Lind *Ellen Cassidy as Eleanor Lee *Howard Crampton as Briggs
==Reception== A contemporary review in the Nebraska City News-Press praised Osborne's performance. The review also noted that the film had a "strong plot" with plenty of comic relief.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1918-08-25 |title=The Empress |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nebraska-daily-news-press-the-empress/188954125/ |access-date=2026-01-15 |work=Nebraska City News-Press |pages=5}}</ref> Reviews in ''Exhibitors Herald'', and the ''Tulsa Tribune''. also praised Osborne's performance.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1918-07-07 |title=Liberty Theater |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tulsa-tribune-liberty-theater/188955209/ |access-date=2026-01-15 |work=The Tulsa Tribune |pages=15}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDB title|0009768}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voice Of Destiny}} Category:1918 films Category:1918 mystery films Category:American mystery films Category:American silent feature films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Pathé Exchange films Category:Films directed by William Bertram