The Call of the North (1914 film)
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Country United States | 4.6/10 IMDb Genre Adventure, Drama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director Oscar ApfelCecil B. DeMille Release date August 10, 1914 (1914-08-10) Genres Adventure Film, Silent film, Action Film, Drama, Indie film, Black-and-white Similar movies Cecil B DeMille and Oscar Apfel directed The Call of the North and The Squaw Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Call of the North is a 1914 American silent adventure-drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille. It is based on a novel, The Conjuror's House; a Romance of the Free Forest by Stewart Edward White and its 1908 play adaptation The Call of the North by George Broadhurst. Robert Edeson starred in the play and reprises his role in this film. The film was remade by Paramount in 1921 with Jack Holt in the lead role.
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Plot
Graehme, Ned Stewart's father was accused of adultery and killed being innocent. Ned decided to avenge his father, but got captured and sent to the long journey to death "la longue traverse". Fortunately Virginia saves his life and the story's villain confesses Ned's innocence.
Cast
Preservation
A copy of the film is in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.
References
The Call of the North (1914 film) WikipediaThe Call of the North (1914 film) IMDb