The Alaskan is a 1924 American silent adventure drama film based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood set in northwoods country, as his novels tend to be, in this case Alaska. The film was produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Herbert Brenon. The picture stars Thomas Meighan, Estelle Taylor and an early role by Anna May Wong.[1][2][3]

The Alaskan
Theatrical poster
Directed byHerbert Brenon
Written byWillis Goldbeck (scenario)
Harry H. Caldwell (intertitles)
Based onThe Alaskan
by James Oliver Curwood
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringThomas Meighan
Estelle Taylor
Anna May Wong
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Production
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • September 14, 1924 (1924-09-14) (NY; premiere)
  • September 22, 1924 (1924-09-22) (nationwide; USA)
Running time
7 reels; 6,736 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

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Production still. Left to right: Thomas Meighan, Estelle Taylor, Herbert Brenon, James Wong Howe

Preservation

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With no prints of The Alaskan located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Alaskan at silentera.com
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Alaskan
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Alaskan
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