The Call of the North (1914 film)

The Call of the North

Film still
Directed by Oscar Apfel
Cecil B. DeMille
Produced by Cecil B. DeMille
Written by George Broadhurst
Stewart Edward White
Starring Robert Edeson
Cinematography Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by Mamie Wagner
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • August 10, 1914 (1914-08-10)
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

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.[1][2] The film was remade by Paramount in 1921 with Jack Holt in the lead role.

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.[1]

See also

References

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