The Chechako

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The Chechako
Directed by Hobart Bosworth
Screenplay by Hettie Gray Baker
Story by Jack London
Starring Jack Conway
Myrtle Stedman
Joe Ray
Gordon Sackville
CinematographyGus Peterson
Production
company
Hobart Bosworth Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • 1914 (1914)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Chechako is a 1914 American drama silent film directed by Hobart Bosworth, starring Jack Conway, Myrtle Stedman, Joe Ray and Gordon Sackville. It is based on the 1912 novel Smoke Bellew by Jack London. [1]

Contents

The film was scheduled for released in November of 1914, but Paramount Pictures pulled the film and released Bosworth's The Country Mouse instead. It is unknown if the film was ever released. [2]

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Chechako located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. [3]

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References

  1. "The Chechako (1914) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. "The Chechako". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Chechako". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.