The Grip of the Yukon is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle, the nephew of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. The film starred Francis X. Bushman and Neil Hamilton, and is based on a novel by William MacLeod Raine, "The Yukon Trail, A Tale of the North".[1]
| The Grip of the Yukon | |
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| Directed by | Ernst Laemmle |
| Written by | Charles Logue (adaptation & scenario) Tom Reed (titles) Buford Bennett (titles) |
| Based on | The Yukon Trail, A Tale of the North by William MacLeod Raine |
| Starring | Francis X. Bushman Neil Hamilton |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Maurice Pivar Ted Kent |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAn old-time Alaskan miner dies and leaves his fortune and holdings to his daughter in the states. She comes north and is befriended by two old friends of her father. And she needs all the befriending they can provide as a true-blue villain has designs on her holdings and attributes.
Cast
edit- Francis X. Bushman as Colby MacDonald
- Neil Hamilton as Jack Elliott
- June Marlowe as Sheila O'Neil
- Otis Harlan as Farrell O'Neil
- Burr McIntosh as Chardon, hotelkeeper
- James Farley as Sheriff
Preservation status
editThe Grip of the Yukon is now presumed lost.[2] However, a 16mm print of the film may exist.[3]
References
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