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 | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Canadian is an extant 1926 American silent drama film 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 as Frank Taylor
- Mona Palma as Nora
- Wyndham Standing as Ed Marsh
- Dale Fuller as Gertie
- Charles Winninger as Pop Tyson
- Billy Butts as Buck Golder
References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: 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
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