Tentacles of the North

In the Tentacles of the North
In the Tentacles of the North
Directed by	Louis Chaudet
Written by	Leslie Curtis ; James Oliver Curwood (story);
Produced by	Ben F. Wilson
Starring	Gaston Glass ; Alice Calhoun ; Joseph W. Girard ;
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Edited by	Earl Turner
Production; company	Ben Wilson Productions
Distributed by	Rayart Pictures
Release date	November 1926;
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles ;

Last updated August 27, 2025

In the Tentacles of the North is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Gaston Glass, Alice Calhoun and Joseph W. Girard.^[1] Two ships, on a journey led by Captain Van Horn, become trapped in ice in the Arctic Ocean. The crews have to abandon their cargo from whaling, and go out searching for a group of migrating eskimos. This is their only chance at survival. It was based on a story by James Oliver Curwood.

Cast

Gaston Glass as Francis Wainfield
Alice Calhoun as Rac Brown
Joseph W. Girard as Dan Blake
Alan Roscoe as Capt. Van Horn
Al Ferguson as Cole
T. Hohai as Eskimo Chief
Frank Baker as First Mate

Preservation

The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database lists Tentacles of the North as a lost film,^[2] and is included on the lost film list compiled by the National Film Preservation Board.^[3] However, Grapevine Video has released the film on DVD,^[4] and is available to watch on YouTube.^[5]

References

↑ Munden p.791
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Tentacles Of The North". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
↑ 7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (PDF), National Film Preservation Board, February 4, 2021
↑ "In the Tentacles of the North". www.grapevinevideo.com. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
↑ PELICULAS MUDAS / Silent cinema (November 29, 2017). In the tentacles of the North (1926, EE. UU.), Louis Chaudet . Retrieved August 26, 2025– via YouTube.

Bibliography

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

Tentacles of the North at IMDb

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[1] Munden p.791

[2] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Tentacles Of The North". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

[3] 7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (PDF), National Film Preservation Board, February 4, 2021

[4] "In the Tentacles of the North". www.grapevinevideo.com. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

[5] PELICULAS MUDAS / Silent cinema (November 29, 2017). In the tentacles of the North (1926, EE. UU.), Louis Chaudet . Retrieved August 26, 2025– via YouTube.

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