The Canadian (film)
| The Canadian | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by |
Arthur Stringer (adaptation, scenario) Julian Johnson(intertitles) |
| Based on |
The Land of Promise by W. Somerset Maugham |
| Starring | Thomas Meighan |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes; 8 reels (7,753 feet) |
| Country | US |
| Language | Silent |
The Canadian is an extant 1926 silent film drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play, The Land of Promise, by W. Somerset Maugham. The film was directed by William Beaudine and starred Thomas Meighan. Meighan had costarred with Billie Burke in a 1917 silent film based on the same story, The Land of Promise. In both films he plays the same part. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Thomas Meighan - Frank Taylor
- Mona Palma - Nora
- Wyndham Standing - Ed Marsh
- Dale Fuller - Gertie
- Charles Winninger - Pop Tyson
- Billy Butts - Buck Golder
References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ The Canadian at silentera.com
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c.1978
External links
- The Canadian on IMDb
- The Canadian synopsis at AllMovie
- screen grab of opening title from the dvd
- lobby poster
- period newspaper advertisement
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