Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska | |
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Directed by | Hobart Bosworth |
Screenplay by | Hettie Grey Baker |
Based on | Burning Daylight by Jack London |
Starring | Hobart Bosworth Rhea Haines J. Charles Haydon Elmer Clifton Jack Conway |
Cinematography | George W. Hill |
Production company | Hobart Bosworth Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska is a 1914 American adventure film directed by Hobart Bosworth, starring Hobart Bosworth, Rhea Haines, J. Charles Haydon, Elmer Clifton and Jack Conway. It is based on the 1910 novel Burning Daylight by Jack London. The film was released on September 14, 1914, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]
James Oliver Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early and mid 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid author in the world.
Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Bosworth began his career in theater, eventually transitioning to the emerging film industry. Despite a battle with tuberculosis, he found success in silent films, establishing himself as a lead actor and pioneering the industry in California. Bosworth started his own production company, Hobart Bosworth Productions, in 1913, focusing on Jack London melodramas. After the company closed, Bosworth continued to act in supporting roles, surviving the transition to sound films. He is known as the "Dean of Hollywood" for his role in shaping the California film industry. In 1960, Bosworth was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry.
Rhea Haines was a silent film actress from Indiana.
Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year and London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel has been adapted for film.
The Valley of the Moon is a 1914 silent film directed by Hobart Bosworth and starring Jack Conway and Myrtle Stedman. Produced by Bosworth/London, it was an adaptation of the 1913 novel The Valley of the Moon by Jack London and based upon a scenario by Hettie Gray Baker.
An Odyssey of the North is a 1914 American adventure film directed by Hobart Bosworth and written by Hettie Grey Baker and Hobart Bosworth. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Rhea Haines and Gordon Sackville. It is based on the 1899 short story "An Odyssey of the North" by Jack London. The film was released on September 3, 1914, by Paramount Pictures.
The Pursuit of the Phantom is a 1914 American drama film written and directed by Hobart Bosworth. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Rhea Haines, Helen Wolcott, Courtenay Foote and Myrtle Stedman. The film was released on September 1, 1914, by Paramount Pictures.
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Civilization is a 1914 American adventure film directed by Hobart Bosworth, starring Hobart Bosworth and Myrtle Stedman. It is based on the 1910 novel Burning Daylight by Jack London. The film was released in October 1914, by Paramount Pictures.
The Country Mouse is a 1914 American comedy silent film written and directed by Hobart Bosworth. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Adele Farrington, Myrtle Stedman, Marshall Stedman and Rhea Haines. The film was released on November 23, 1914, by Paramount Pictures.
The Chechako is a 1914 American drama silent film directed by Hobart Bosworth, starring Jack Conway, Myrtle Stedman, Joe Ray and Gordon Sackville. It is based on the 1912 novel Smoke Bellew by Jack London. The film was released on November 23, 1914, by Paramount Pictures.
The Beachcomber is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Hobart Bosworth. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Helen Wolcott, Mr. Rahawanaku, Cora Drew, John Weiss and W.F. Harrison. The film was released in 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Little Sunset is a 1915 American comedy silent film directed by Hobart Bosworth and written by Charles Emmett Van Loan. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Gordon Griffith, Rhea Haines, Joe Ray and Marshall Stedman. The film was released on May 6, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Freckles is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Gene Stratton-Porter and Marion Fairfax. The film stars Jack Pickford, Louise Huff, Hobart Bosworth, Lillian Leighton, William Elmer and Guy Oliver. The film was released on May 28, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.
Turning the Tables is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton, written by Wells Hastings and Lois Zellner, and starring Dorothy Gish, Raymond Cannon, George Fawcett, Eugenie Besserer, Kate Toncray, and Rhea Haines. It was released on November 2, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.
Burning Daylight is a 1928 silent dramatic action adventure film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon, a real-life married couple. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures and based on the 1910 novel of the same name by Jack London. It was previously filmed by Metro Pictures in 1920.
The Sea Wolf is a lost 1913 American silent adventure film directed by and starring Hobart Bosworth and co-starring Herbert Rawlinson. Based on the 1904 Jack London novel The Sea-Wolf, the production's master negatives were destroyed in the disastrous 1914 vault fire at the Lubin Manufacturing Company, the Philadelphia-based film company that Bosworth contracted to produce theatrical prints of his screen adaptation.
Burning Daylight is a 1910 novel by Jack London.
John Barleycorn is a lost 1914 silent film drama produced and directed by Hobart Bosworth. It was distributed through State Rights and W. W. Hodkinson.
Martin Eden is a 1914 silent film drama directed by Hobart Bosworth and starring Lawrence Peyton. It is based on the 1909 novel by Jack London.
Wildcat Trooper is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Hobart Bosworth, Fuzzy Knight, Lois Wilde, Jim Thorpe, Yakima Canutt, Eddie Phillips, John Merton, Frank Hagney and Roger Williams. The film was released on July 1, 1936, by Ambassador Pictures.
Two illustrated broadsides, one 23" x 17.25", the other 24" x 17". Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1914...advertising an early silent film adaptation of Jack London's novel Burning Daylight, produced by and starring film industry pioneer Hobart Bosworth.