The Great Shadow (film)

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The Great Shadow
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Directed by Harley Knoles
Written by Rudolph Berliner
Eve Unsell
Produced by Lewis J. Selznick
George Brownridge
Starring Tyrone Power Sr.
Donald Hall
Dorothy Bernard
Cinematography George Coudert
Philip Hatkin
Edited by Ralph Ince
Production
company
Adanac Producing Company
Distributed by Selznick Distributing Corporation
Release date
April 21, 1920
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Great Shadow is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Tyrone Power Sr., Donald Hall and Dorothy Bernard. [1]

Contents

The making of the film is the subject of the Canadian play of the same name, written by Alex Poch-Golden. [2]

Plot

Jim McDonald, the head of a union, struggles against a group of Bolsheviks led by Klimoff. A strike is called and McDonald's child is killed due to sabotage. Elsie, daughter of the capitalist Donald Alexander, is kidnapped by the Bolsheviks, but is saved by her lover, a secret agent. [3]

Cast

Production

The film was sponsored by the Canadian Reconstruction Association. A Vickers factory in Montreal and a film studio in Trenton, Ontario were used for filming. Union members at the factory were used as unpaid extras. [3]

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References

  1. Connelly p.100
  2. "4th Line Theatre opens 2022 season with The Great Shadow". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. 1 2 Khouri 2007, p. 44.

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