God's Great Wilderness

God's Great Wilderness
Directed by	David Hartford
Written by	Spottiswoode Aitken Frances Nordstrom
Produced by	David Hartford
Starring	Lillian Rich Joseph Bennett Russell Simpson
Cinematography	Walter L. Griffin
Edited by	Walter L. Griffin
Production company	David Hartford Productions
Distributed by	American Cinema Association
Release date	March 8, 1927 (1927-03-08)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

God's Great Wilderness is a 1927 American silent northern drama film directed by David Hartford and starring Lillian Rich, Joseph Bennett and Russell Simpson. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Amongst lumber workers, a new family arrive and clash with one of the older settlers.

Cast

• Lillian Rich as Mary Goodheart
• Joseph Bennett as Dick Stoner
• Russell Simpson as Richard Stoner
• Mary Carr as Emma Stoner
• John Steppling as Noah Goodheart
• Rose Tapley as Susan Goodheart
• Edward Coxen as Paul Goodheart
• Tom Bates as Peter Marks
• Wilbur Higby as Ward Maxwell
• Roy Laidlaw as Circuit Rider

Preservation

This film is now lost. ^[3]

References

1. Munden p.300
2. God's Great Wilderness at silentera.com
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:God's Great Wilderness

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• God's Great Wilderness at IMDb
• allmovie