King of the Pack

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King of the Pack
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Directed by Frank Richardson
Written by Delos Sutherland
James Bell Smith
Produced by Renaud Hoffman
Samuel Sax
Starring Charlotte Stevens
Robert Gordon
Vera Lewis
Cinematography Ray June
Production
company
Distributed byLumas Film Corporation
Gaumont British Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • October 5, 1926 (1926-10-05)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

King of the Pack is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Charlotte Stevens, Robert Gordon, and Vera Lewis. [1] [2] Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Peter the Great, one of several dog stars to appear in films during the 1920s.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] young Selah Blair suffers at the hands of her brutal stepmother, the hardened mountain woman 'Widder' Gasper. With her companion dog King she saves a young woman, and the wealthy father rewards her with the gift of $1,000. Her stepmother plots to get rid of Selah so that she will get the money. With her henchman Chuck Purdy and her half-wit son Bud, she captures the runaway Selah and hold her captive in a cave. When Selah refuses to tell where she hid the money, the widow leaves Selah to die. However, her faithful dog King and her rural sweetheart Clint Sifton work together to rescue her and eventually the widow topples off a mountainside to her death.

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Preservation

A print of King of the Pack is in the Archives Du Film Du CNC. [4]

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References

  1. Munden p. 406
  2. Connelly p. 369
  3. "King of the Pack". The Film Daily. 38 (38). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 9 November 14, 1926. Retrieved 24 December 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: King of the Pack

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