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]
Plot
A couple undergo hardship homesteading in Alberta, where they are plagued by bad weather and financial woes.
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
External links
- The Canadian at IMDb
- Screen shot of opening title from the dvd
- Lobby poster
- Period newspaper advertisement
