Nan of the North

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Nan of the North
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Cast and crew headed for Yellowstone Park for location shots
Directed by Duke Worne
Written by Karl R. Coolidge
Starring Ann Little
Tom London
Distributed byArrow Film Company
Release date
  • March 1, 1922 (1922-03-01)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Nan of the North is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. [1]

Contents

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. Missile from Mars
  2. Fountain of Fury
  3. Brink of Despair
  4. In Cruel Clutches
  5. On Terror's Trail
  6. The Cards of Chance
  7. Into the Depths
  8. Burning Sands
  9. Power of Titano
  10. A Bolt from the Sky
  11. The Ride for a Life
  12. Adrift
  13. Facing Death at Sea
  14. The Volcano
  15. Consequences

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Nan of the North". silentera.com. Retrieved February 19, 2008.