Lure of the Yukon

Lure of the Yukon
Lure of the Yukon
	Lobby card
Directed by	Norman Dawn
Written by	Norman Dawn
Produced by	Norman Dawn
Starring	Eva Novak ; Spottiswoode Aitken ; Buddy Roosevelt
Cinematography	George Madden
Production; company	Norman Dawn Alaskan Company
Distributed by	Lee-Bradford Corporation
Release date	August 1, 1924;
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated January 11, 2024

Lure of the Yukon is a 1924 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern film. It is directed by Norman Dawn and stars Eva Novak, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Buddy Roosevelt.^[1] It is set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, and was filmed on location in the Territory.

Plot

Cast

Eva Novak as Sue McGraig
Spottiswoode Aitken as Sourdough McCraig
Buddy Roosevelt as Bob Force (credited as Kent Sanderson)
Arthur Jasmine as Kuyak
Howard Webster as Dan Baird
Katherine Dawn as Ruth Baird
Eagle Eye as Black Otter

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References

↑ Munden, Kenneth White (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 469. ISBN 0520209699.

Bibliography

Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. Vol. 40 (2nd ed.). December Press. ISBN 0913204366.

External links

Lure of the Yukon at IMDb

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[1] Munden, Kenneth White (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 469. ISBN 0520209699.

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