Desc: The Hushed Hour: Directed by Edmund Mortimer. With Winter Hall, Lydia Knott, Wilfred Lucas, Blanche Sweet. The four grown children of prominent Judge Appleton each spend one hour of meditation at his funeral to honor his last request, which allows them to see their lives unfold before them. None of them achieved his high moral standards in their lives prior to his death, and their meditation allows them realize the importance of following their father's high moral tenets.