The Valley of the Giants (1919 film)
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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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Marion Fairfax (scenario) |
| Based on | Valley of the Giants by Peter B. Kyne |
| Starring | Wallace Reid Grace Darmond |
| Cinematography | Frank Urson |
Production company | Famous Players-Lasky/Artcraft |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 5 reels (4,625 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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 or Russian language intertitles are in the process of being restored back into English by the Library of Congress.[3]
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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- The Valley of the Giants at IMDb
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- Period advertisement of the film; Los Angeles Times September 8, 1919
- Advertisement with text about the film
- Lobby poster
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