The Valley of the Giants is a 1927 silent film adventure directed by Charles Brabin and starring Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon who were real-life man and wife. It was based on a novel by Peter B. Kyne. First National produced and distributed the film having gained the screen rights to the story from Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount. Paramount had made a version of the novel in 1919 with Wallace Reid, and it would again be filmed in 1938. A copy of this film survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[1] It is also listed as existing in an incomplete print at the Library of Congress.[2] A 16mm copy is housed at the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.[3]
| The Valley of the Giants | |
|---|---|
 Still with Doris Kenyon and Milton Sills | |
| Directed by | Charles Brabin |
| Written by | L. G. Rigby (scenario) |
| Based on | The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. Kyne |
| Produced by | First National Wid Gunning Richard A. Rowland |
| Starring | Milton Sills Doris Kenyon |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord (as T. D. McCord) |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels; 6,600 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Milton Sills as Bryce Cardigan
- Doris Kenyon as Shirley Pennington
- Arthur Stone as Buck Ogilvy
- George Fawcett as John Cardigan
- Paul Hurst as Randeau
- Charles Sellon as Pennington
- Yola d'Avril as Felice
- Phil Brady as Big Boy
- James A. Marcus as Mayor
- Erville Alderson as Councilman
- Dan Crimmins as Councilman
- Otto Hoffman as Councilman
- Lucien Littlefield as Councilman
- Dan Mason as Councilman
Production
editThe film was shot on location in Humboldt County, California.[4]
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Valley of the Giants 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, p. 200 c.1978
- ^ Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database:The Valley of the Giants
- ^ Hesseltine, Cassandra. "Complete Filmography of Humboldt County". Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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