The Climber (1917 film)

The Climber
Directed by	Henry King
Written by	George Foxhall Lela E. Rogers (as Lela Liebrand)
Produced by	Falcon Features H. M. Horkheimer E. D. Horkheimer
Starring	Henry King Gibson Gowland
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	September 28, 1917 (1917-09-28)
Running time	4 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English titles

The Climber is a 1917 silent film drama film directed by Henry King and starring himself. The film is listed as a four-reeler, which makes it fall somewhere between a 'short' film and a 'feature' film. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Henry King - William Beerheiim Van Broon
• Jack McLaughlin - Bruce Crosby
• Gibson Gowland - Buck Stringer (*billed T.H. Gibson Gowland)
• Robert Ensminger - Grafton
• Charles Blaisdell - Tom Tarney
• James Kerr - Sweeney
• Bruce Smith - Slats O'Keefe
• Frank Erlanger - 'Happy'
• Lucille Pietz - Eva Crosby
• Leah Gibbs - Ethel Crosby
• Arma Carlton - Madelyn Rosseau
• Mollie McConnell - Mrs. Crosby
• Ruth Lackaye - Mrs. Tarney

Preservation

The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. The Climber at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Climber
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Climber

External links

• The Climber at IMDb