God's Crucible (1921 film)

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The Foreigner
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Directed by Henry MacRae
Screenplay by Faith Green
Ralph Connor (novel)
Starring Gaston Glass
Gladys Coburn
Wilton Lackaye
Cinematography William James Craft
William Thornley
Production
company
Distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Release dates
  • September 25, 1921 (1921-09-25)(USA)
  • April 20, 1922 (1922-04-20)(Canada)
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God's Crucible (also known as The Foreigner) is a lost [1] 1921 Canadian silent religious melodrama directed by Henry MacRae and written by Faith Green, based on a Ralph Connor novel called The Foreigner. The film was narrated by Ernest Shipman. [2]

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Plot

A young political refugee flees to Winnipeg to escape Russian enemies, where his resolve is tested in the snow-capped mountains, his violin his only company. Eventually, he is rewarded for toughing it out. [3]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in and around Winnipeg. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:God's Crucible
  2. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:God's Crucible
  3. ↑ "28 Oct 1922, 8 - Wisconsin State Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "21 Aug 1923, 11 - The Victoria Daily Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Morris, Oeter (1992). Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN   978-0-7735-6072-7.


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