The Conquest of Canaan
The Conquest of Canaan is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It starred Thomas Meighan and Doris Kenyon and was directed by Roy William Neill. It was filmed in Asheville, North Carolina.[1][2] A previous version of the story was filmed in 1916.
| The Conquest of Canaan | |
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by | Frank Tuttle (scenario) |
| Based on | The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington |
| Starring | Thomas Meighan Doris Kenyon |
| Cinematography | Harry Perry |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Still with Thomas Meighan and Doris Kenyon.
Cast
- Thomas Meighan as Joe Louden
- Doris Kenyon as Ariel Taber
- Diana Allen as Mamie Pike
- Ann Egleston as Mrs. Louden
- Alice Fleming as Claudine
- Charles Abbe as Eskew Arp
- Malcolm Bradley as Jonas Taber
- Paul Everton as Happy Farley
- Macey Harlam as Nashville Cory
- Henry Hallam as Colonel Flintcroft
- Louis Hendricks as Judge Pike
- Charles Hartley as Peter Bradbury
- Jed Prouty as Norbert Flintcroft
- Cyril Ring as Gene Louden
- J. D. Walsh as Squire Buckelew
- Riley Hatch as Mike Sheenan
Preservation status
This film was considered lost for over seventy years until 2010, when a digital copy was returned to the United States as a gift from Russia and its film archive Gosfilmofond.[3][4]
References
- "Portrait of the Past: Filming movies in Asheville, 1921". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- Bellamy, Cliff. "OPENING CREDITS: Durham Cinematheque celebrates birth of moviegoing". The Herald-Sun. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Conquest of Canaan at silentera.com
- https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-10-239/russia-presents-digital-copies-of-silent-films/2010-10-21
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