The Law of the Yukon

The Law of the Yukon

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Directed by Charles Miller
Screenplay by Harry Chandlee
Based on The Law of the Yukon (poem)
by Robert W. Service
Starring June Elvidge
Edward Earle
Cinematography A. H. Vallet
Al Leach
Production
company
Mayflower Photoplay Corporation
Distributed by Realart Pictures Corporation
Release dates
 September 1920
Running time
 Six reels
Country United States
Language Silent

The Law of the Yukon is a 1920 American silent film inspired by the poem, The Law of The Yukon, by Robert W. Service. The film was directed by Charles Miller, and stars June Elvidge and Edward Earle.[1][2] Portions of the movie were filmed at the Artic City studio in Port Henry, New York.[3]

Synopsis

Morgan Kleath, a young newspaper man from San Francisco, arrives in the Yukon to start a paper. His welcome is an insult from Joe Duke, a belligerent native, that results in the latter's first defeat and brews trouble to follow for Kleath. Goldie Meadows, the adopted daughter of Tim Meadows, keeper of the dance hall wins the heart of Kleath, increasing Duke's rage. A robbery instigated by associates of Duke leaves clues that point to Kleath as the guilty man. Claire Meredith, wife of the doctor, and Tiny Tess, a habitue of the dance hall, supply the weak souls to perish in the country's crushing power, and their two love affairs make side issues from the main romance of Kleath and Goldie. As the noose begins to threaten Kleath, his unfaithful wife arrives from 'Frisco to reveal his freedom from blame and breathes her last with the end of her testimony, permitting the union of the lovers.

Exhibitors Herald (1920)

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Law of the Yukon". The Ogden Standard. August 16, 1920. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Law of the Yukon". American Film Institute.
  3. ↑ "Arts & Leisure Timeline". Adirondack History Center Museum. Retrieved September 13, 2014.

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