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.
Irving Cummings was an American movie actor and director.
Gaston Glass was a French-American actor and film producer. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass.
Vivienne Osborne was an American stage and film actress known for her work in Broadway theatre and in silent and sound films.
The Tree of Knowledge is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille and starred Robert Warwick. It is based on an 1897 play, The Tree of Knowledge, by R. C. Carton.
Two Kinds of Women is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William C. deMille, written by Benjamin Glazer, adapted from the play by Robert E. Sherwood, and starring Miriam Hopkins, Phillips Holmes, Irving Pichel, Wynne Gibson, Stanley Fields and Vivienne Osborne. It was released on January 16, 1932, by Paramount Pictures.
The Midnight Kiss is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Janet Gaynor. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It is a lost film.
East Side - West Side is a 1923 American silent drama film. Directed by Irving Cummings, the film stars Kenneth Harlan, Eileen Percy, and Maxine Elliott Hicks.
Geraldine is a 1929 American romantic comedy film, directed by Melville Brown. It stars Marian Nixon, Eddie Quillan, and Albert Gran, and was released on January 20, 1929.
The Country Beyond is a 1926 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern, directed by Irving Cummings and written by Irving Cummings, Ernest Maas, H. H. Caldwell and Katherine Hilliker. It is based on the 1922 novel The Country Beyond by James Oliver Curwood. The film stars Olive Borden, Ralph Graves, Gertrude Astor, J. Farrell MacDonald, Evelyn Selbie, and Fred Kohler. The film was released on October 17, 1926, by Fox Film Corporation.
The Man from Hell's River, also known as simply Hell's River, is a 1922 American silent Western film starring Irving Cummings, Eva Novak, and Wallace Beery. The screenplay was written by Cummings based upon the story "God of Her People" by James Oliver Curwood, and directed by Cummings. The picture was notably the first of many for canine character Rin Tin Tin, who replaced a truculent wolf originally slated to appear. The movie exists and is readily available online. The Man from Hell's River was produced by Irving Cummings Productions.
Rustling for Cupid is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Irving Cummings and starring George O'Brien, Anita Stewart, and Russell Simpson.
The Interloper is a 1918 silent feature film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Kitty Gordon.
Wives at Auction is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Edna Murphy, Gaston Glass and Arthur Donaldson. It was shot at the Tec-Art Studio.
The Desert Flower is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Irving Cummings and written by June Mathis. It is based on the 1924 play The Desert Flower by Don Mullally. The film stars Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Kate Price, Gino Corrado, Fred Warren, and Frank Brownlee. The film was released on June 21, 1925, by First National Pictures.
In Walked Mary is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring June Caprice, Thomas Carrigan and Stanley Walpole.
Daughters of the Rich is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Miriam Cooper, Gaston Glass, and Ethel Shannon based upon the 1900 novel of the same name by Edgar Saltus.
The Romance of a Million Dollars is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Glenn Hunter, Alyce Mills, and Gaston Glass.
Pursued (1925) is an American action drama movie that was released on 30 Aug 1925. It was distributed by Ellbee Pictures. It was produced by William T. Lackey, directed by Dell Henderson and written by J. Benson Stafford.
Man Against Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jack Holt, Lillian Miles and Walter Connolly. The film was originally known as Plainclothes Man.
