In the Tentacles of the North
Also known as Tentacles of the North in the USA
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5998 feet
Directed by Louis Chaudet
Cast: Alice Calhoun [Rao Brown], Gaston Glass [Lieutenant Francis Wainfield], Joseph Girrard (Joseph Girard) [Dan Blake], Al Roscoe [Captain Van Horn], Al Ferguson [Cole], T. Komai [the Eskimo chief], Frank Baker [the first mate]
Ben Wilson Productions production; distributed [?] on State Rights basis? by Rayart Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Ben Wilson. Screen adaptation (scenario) by Leslie Curtis, from the adaptation by Leslie Curtis of the short story “In the Tentacles of the North” by James Oliver Curwood. Photography (cinematography) by Joseph Walker. Film editor, Earl C. Turner. Presented by W. Ray Johnston. / © 1926 by Rayart Pictures Corporation. Released November 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Limbacher-Feature p. 245 mistakenly lists the leading actress as Margaret Calhoun. The story was subsequently filmed as Snow Dog (1950).
Drama: Arctic.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, April 1927, page 59] Ice in North seas ties up two vessels; one with boy mate and other with daughter of seaman left alone through death of crew. Boy leaves his ship and discovers girl. He is chased by his crew but outwits them and escapes both them and the Arctic wastes. He brings girl back to civilization.
Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive (abridged)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Arctic - Ice
Listing updated: 7 December 2023.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Limbacher-Feature p. 245 : ClasIm-225 pp. 49-50 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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