The Alaskan
| The Alaskan | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
| Written by | Willis Goldbeck (scenario) Harry H. Caldwell (intertitles) |
| Based on | The Alaskan by James Oliver Curwood |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Thomas Meighan Estelle Taylor Anna May Wong |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 7 reels; 6,736 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Alaskan is a 1924 American silent adventure drama film based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood set in northwoods country, as his novels tend to be, in this case Alaska. The film was produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Herbert Brenon. The picture stars Thomas Meighan, Estelle Taylor and an early role by Anna May Wong.[1][2][3]
Cast[edit]
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- Thomas Meighan as Alan Holt
- Estelle Taylor as Mary Standish
- John Sainpolis as Rossland
- Frank Campeau as Stampede Smith
- Anna May Wong as Keok
- Alphonse Ethier as John Graham
- Maurice de Canonge as Tautuk (as Maurice Cannon)
- Charles Ogle as Lawyer
Preservation[edit]
With no prints of The Alaskan located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Alaskan at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Alaskan
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Alaskan
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Alaskan (film).
- The Alaskan at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
The Alaskan public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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- 1924 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Herbert Brenon
- Films set in Alaska
- Lost American adventure drama films
- 1920s adventure drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Northern (genre) films
- 1924 lost films
- 1924 drama films
- Films based on novels by James Oliver Curwood
- 1920s American films
- Silent American adventure drama films
- 1920s English-language films
- English-language adventure drama films
- Films shot in Alberta
- 1920s silent drama film stubs