The Avalanche (1919 film)
| The Avalanche | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement (1919) | |
| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Ouida Bergere (scenario) |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Elsie Ferguson Lumsden Hare Warner Oland Zeffie Tilbury |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
Production company | Famous Players-Lasky/Artcraft |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50+ minutes (5 reels at 5,273 ft) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film (English intertitles) |
The Avalanche (1919) is an American silent film about gambling directed by George Fitzmaurice who also served as the film's art director. William Scully was the assistant director to Fitzmaurice. The film stars Elsie Ferguson and Warner Oland.
This is the first film that teamed director Fitzmaurice and star Ferguson. Ferguson's gowns were by the designer 'Callot'. The film is now considered a lost film.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Elsie Ferguson - Chichita,Madame Delano, Helene
- Lumsden Hare - Price Ruyler
- Zeffie Tilbury - Mrs Ruyler
- Fred Esmelton - John Harvey
- William Roselle - Ferdie Derenforth
- Grace Field - Sybil Price
- Warner Oland - Nick Delano
- Harry Wise - ?
- George Dupre - ?
See also
- List of lost films
- The House That Shadows Built, 1931 Paramount promotional film. A possibility that the Elsie Ferguson clip shown is from The Avalanche.
References
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 published by The American Film Institute, 1988 edit.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Avalanche
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Avalanche
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Avalanche (film).
- The Avalanche at IMDb
- The Avalanche at SilentEra
- AllMovie.com
- Elsie Ferguson and Lumsden Hare in a still photo from The Avalanche (Univ. of Washington, Sayre Collection)
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