The Lure of the Wild is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Alan Roscoe, Jane Novak, and Lightning the Dog. It was produced and released by Columbia Pictures.[1]
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| Directed by | Frank R. Strayer |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Starring | Jane Novak Alan Roscoe |
| Cinematography | George Meehan |
| Edited by | Charles J. Hunt |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[2] Jim Belmont, believing is wife Agnes loves Gordon Daniels, leaves for the Canadian wilderness with his daughter Cuddles and his dog Shep. He is killed by Mike Murdock at Daniels' instigation. Shep aids and protects Cuddles, who was abandoned to the mercy of the elements by her father's death. The dog fetches the trapper Poleon Dufresne, who sends for Agnes. She is followed by Daniels. Murdock confesses his crime to Dufresne. Shep saves Agnes from attack by Daniels and herds him to a cliff, where Daniels falls to his death. Agnes and Dufresne then wed.
Cast
edit- Jane Novak as Agnes Belmont
- Alan Roscoe as Jim Belmont
- Lightning the Dog as Shep the Dog
- Billie Jean as Baby Cuddles (aka Billie Jeane Phelps)
- Richard Tucker as Gordon Daniels
- Mario Carillo as Poleon Dufresne
- Pat Harmon as Mike Murdock
Preservation
editA print survives in the Library of Congress collection and also in the Library and Archives Canada.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Lure of the Wild
- ^ Pardy, George T. (February 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Lure of the Wild", Motion Picture News, 33 (7), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 811, retrieved March 18, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and the United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 108, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Lure of the Wild
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