The Conquest of Canaan (1916 film)

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The Conquest of Canaan
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Directed by George Irving
Written by Anthony Paul Kelly
Based onThe Conquest of Canaan
by Booth Tarkington
Starring Edith Taliaferro
Jack Sherrill
Ralph Delmore
Cinematography William A. Reinhart
Production
company
Release date
  • October 1916 (1916-10)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Conquest of Canaan is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Edith Taliaferro, Jack Sherrill and Ralph Delmore. [1] It was based on the novel by Booth Tarkington which was subsequently remade as a 1921 film of the same title.

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  1. Connelly p.334

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