| The Valley of the Giants | |
|---|---|
 Lobby poster | |
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Marion Fairfax (scenario) |
| Based on | Valley of the Giants by Peter B. Kyne |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Starring |
Wallace Reid Grace Darmond |
| Cinematography | Frank Urson |
Production company |
Famous Players–Lasky/Artcraft |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels (4,625 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Valley of the Giants is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Wallace Reid and Grace Darmond. Based on Peter B. Kyne's popular 1918 novel of the same name, the film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. [1]
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Cast
- Wallace Reid as Bryce Cardigan
- Grace Darmond as Shirley Sumner
- William Brunton as Buck Ogilvy
- Charles Ogle as Cardigan
- Ralph Lewis as Col. Pennington
- Alice Terry as Mrs. Cardigan (credited as Alice Taafe)
- Kay Laurell as Moira McTavish
- Jack Hoxie as Jules Rondeau (credited as Hart Hoxie)
- Noah Beery as Black Minorca
- Guy Oliver as George Sea Otter
- William H. Brown as Judge Moore (credited as W. H. Brown)
- Richard Cummings as McTavish
- Virginia Foltz as Marcelle
- Ogden Crane as Mayor Poundstone
- Lillian Mason as Mrs. Poundstone
Location
The film was shot on locations in Humboldt County, California. [2]
Preservation
This film was presumed lost for 90 years until 2010 when a print was returned to the United States from Russia's Gosfilmofond archive. Flash titles were in the Russian language. [3] In 2022 Edward Lorusso translated the Russian titles and produced the film for DVD release with a new music score by David Drazin.
See also
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Valley of the Giants
- ^ Hesseltine, Cassandra. "Complete Filmography of Humboldt County". Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission. Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ 'Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Valley of the Giants at silentera.com
External links
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- 1919 films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1919 romantic drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Famous Players-Lasky films
- Films directed by James Cruze
- Films based on American novels
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1910s rediscovered films
- Rediscovered American films
- English-language romantic drama films
- 1910s American films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs
| The Valley of the Giants | |
|---|---|
|
Lobby poster | |
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Marion Fairfax (scenario) |
| Based on | Valley of the Giants by Peter B. Kyne |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Starring |
Wallace Reid Grace Darmond |
| Cinematography | Frank Urson |
Production company |
Famous Players–Lasky/Artcraft |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 5 reels (4,625 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Valley of the Giants is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Wallace Reid and Grace Darmond. Based on Peter B. Kyne's popular 1918 novel of the same name, the film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. [1]
|
Cast
- Wallace Reid as Bryce Cardigan
- Grace Darmond as Shirley Sumner
- William Brunton as Buck Ogilvy
- Charles Ogle as Cardigan
- Ralph Lewis as Col. Pennington
- Alice Terry as Mrs. Cardigan (credited as Alice Taafe)
- Kay Laurell as Moira McTavish
- Jack Hoxie as Jules Rondeau (credited as Hart Hoxie)
- Noah Beery as Black Minorca
- Guy Oliver as George Sea Otter
- William H. Brown as Judge Moore (credited as W. H. Brown)
- Richard Cummings as McTavish
- Virginia Foltz as Marcelle
- Ogden Crane as Mayor Poundstone
- Lillian Mason as Mrs. Poundstone
Location
The film was shot on locations in Humboldt County, California. [2]
Preservation
This film was presumed lost for 90 years until 2010 when a print was returned to the United States from Russia's Gosfilmofond archive. Flash titles were in the Russian language. [3] In 2022 Edward Lorusso translated the Russian titles and produced the film for DVD release with a new music score by David Drazin.
See also
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Valley of the Giants
- ^ Hesseltine, Cassandra. "Complete Filmography of Humboldt County". Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission. Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ 'Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Valley of the Giants at silentera.com
External links
|
| This article about a silent romantic drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1919 films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1919 romantic drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Famous Players-Lasky films
- Films directed by James Cruze
- Films based on American novels
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1910s rediscovered films
- Rediscovered American films
- English-language romantic drama films
- 1910s American films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs