The Grip of the Yukon is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle, the nephew of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. The film starred Francis X. Bushman and Neil Hamilton, and is based on a novel by William MacLeod Raine, "The Yukon Trail, A Tale of the North".[1]
Plot
An old-time Alaskan miner dies and leaves his fortune and holdings to his daughter in the states. She comes north and is befriended by two old friends of her father. And she needs all the befriending they can provide as a true-blue villain has designs on her holdings and attributes.
Cast
- Francis X. Bushman as Colby MacDonald
- Neil Hamilton as Jack Elliott
- June Marlowe as Sheila O'Neil
- Otis Harlan as Farrell O'Neil
- Burr McIntosh as Chardon, hotel-keeper
- James Farley as Sheriff
Production
The film was shot during the summer of 1927 on Stage 28, where the interior was transformed into a glacier.[2]
Preservation status
The Grip of the Yukon is now presumed lost.[3] However, a 16mm print of the film may exist.[4]
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Grip of the Yukon at silentera.com
- ^ Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co.; Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co. (1927). Universal Weekly (1927-1930). Media History Digital Library. New York, Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Grip of the Yukon
- ^ The Grip of the Yukon at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Universal Pictures 1928
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