North Star is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Virginia Lee Corbin, Stuart Holmes, and Ken Maynard.[1][2] The film was made as a showcase for Strongheart the Dog, a rival of Rin Tin Tin. Future star Clark Gable appears in a supporting role.
| North Star | |
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| Directed by | Paul Powell |
| Written by | |
| Based on | North Star: a Dog Story of the Canadian Northwest 1925 novel by Rufus King |
| Produced by | Howard Estabrook |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
Production company | Howard Estabrook Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] the friends of Noel Blake, a wealthy young man, contrive a plot by which he is made to believe himself to be a murderer. He flees to the northwest timber country without his two best friends, his dog North Star, or Marcia Gale, the sister of one of his friends. He is followed by Dick Robbins, a man who intends to blackmail him and extort money from him. Marcia and the dog trail the villain close behind. At the end, after a fight between Noel and the blackmailer, the dog pursues the villain to his death over a cliff.
Cast
edit- Strongheart the Dog as North Star
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Marcia Gale
- Stuart Holmes as Dick Robbins
- Ken Maynard as Noel Blake
- Harold Austin as Wilbur Gale
- Clark Gable as Archie West
- William Riley as Wayne Connor
- Syd Crossley as Tramp
- Jerry Mandy as Tramp
- Martin Faust as Indian
- J.C. Fowler as Dr. Jim Craig
References
edit- ^ Munden p. 552
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: North Star at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: North Star". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (1). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 145 December 25, 1925. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
edit- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
edit- North Star at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- North Star at the TCM Movie Database
- North Star at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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