The Climber is a 1917 silent film drama film directed by Henry King and starring himself. The film is listed as a four-reeler, which makes it fall somewhere between a 'short' film and a 'feature' film.[1][2]
Cast
- Henry King - William Beerheiim Van Broon
- Jack McLaughlin - Bruce Crosby
- Gibson Gowland - Buck Stringer (*billed T.H. Gibson Gowland)
- Robert Ensminger - Grafton
- Charles Blaisdell - Tom Tarney
- James Kerr - Sweeney
- Bruce Smith - Slats O'Keefe
- Frank Erlanger - 'Happy'
- Lucille Pietz - Eva Crosby
- Leah Gibbs - Ethel Crosby
- Arma Carlton - Madelyn Rosseau
- Mollie McConnell - Mrs. Crosby
- Ruth Lackaye - Mrs. Tarney
Preservation
The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection.[3][4]
References
- ^ The Climber at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Climber
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Climber
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