The Far Call

1929 film by Allan Dwan

  • Seton I. Miller
  • Harry H. Caldwell (intertitles)
Story byEdison MarshallProduced byWilliam FoxStarring
  • Charles Morton
  • Leila Hyams
CinematographyHarold RossonEdited byHarry H. CaldwellDistributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 28, 1929 (1929-04-28) (USA)
Running time
59 minutes (6 reels)CountryUnited StatesLanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English Intertitles

The Far Call is a 1929 American sound drama which is currently believed to be a lost film.[1] Although the film had no dialogue, it featured a synchronized Movietone sound track of music and sound effects. The film was directed by Allan Dwan and starring Charles Morton and Leila Hyams. Produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation.[2][3][4]

Cast

  • Charles Morton as Pat Loring
  • Leila Hyams as Hilda Larsen
  • Warner Baxter
  • Arthur Stone as Schmidt
  • Warren Hymer as Soup Brophy
  • Dan Wolheim as Black O'Neil
  • Tiny Sandford as Captain Storkerson (*as Stanley J. Sandford)
  • Ullrich Haupt as London Nick
  • Charles B. Middleton as Kris Larsen
  • Pat Hartigan as Lars Johannson
  • Charles Gorman as Haycox
  • Ivan Linow as Red Dunkirk
  • Harry Gripp as Pete
  • Sam Baker as Tubal
  • Bernard Siegel as Aleut Chief

See also

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Far Call
  2. ^ The Far Call at silentera.com
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  4. ^ The Far Call at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Fox Films - 1929

External links

  • The Far Call at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Far Call synopsis at AllMovie
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