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The Alaskan

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The Alaskan
Theatrical poster
Directed byHerbert Brenon
Written byWillis Goldbeck (scenario)
Harry H. Caldwell (intertitles)
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringThomas Meighan
Estelle Taylor
Anna May Wong
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • September 14, 1924 (1924-09-14) (NY; premiere)
  • September 22, 1924 (1924-09-22) (nationwide; USA)
Running time
7 reels; 6,736 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

The Alaskan is a lost[1] 1924 silent adventure drama 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.[2][3][4]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Alaskan
  2. ^ The Alaskan at silentera.com
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  4. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Alaskan
production still. left to right: Thomas Meighan, Estelle Taylor, Herbert Brenon, James Wong Howe