James Oliver Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early and mid 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid author in the world.
Jane Novak was an American actress of the silent film era.
Marjorie Daw was an American film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1929.
Roads of Destiny is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. The film is based on the 1909 short story of the same name by O. Henry that was turned into a play by Channing Pollock starring Florence Reed. Frank Lloyd directed and stage actress Pauline Frederick starred. The film is now considered lost.
East Lynne is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe, and Lou Tellegen. The film is based on the bestselling 1861 Victorian novel of the same name by Ellen Wood. The scenario was written by Lenore Coffee and the film's director, Emmett J. Flynn.
Out of the Darkness is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Hector Turnbull. The film stars Charlotte Walker, Thomas Meighan, Marjorie Daw, Hal Clements, Tom Forman and Loyola O'Connor. The film was released on September 9, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Behind the Green Lights is a 1935 American crime film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Norman Foster, Judith Allen and Sidney Blackmer.
Outlaws of Red River is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Harold Shumate and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Tom Mix, Marjorie Daw, Arthur Clayton, William Conklin, Duke R. Lee, and Francis McDonald. The film was released on May 8, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation.
No Man's Gold is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by John Stone. The film stars Tom Mix, Eva Novak, Frank Campeau, Mickey Moore, Malcolm Waite, and Forrest Taylor. The film was released on August 29, 1926, by Fox Film Corporation.
When Greek Meets Greek is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Lilian Douglas. It was adapted to film from Paul Trent's novel of the same name.
Whispering Canyon is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and starring Jane Novak, Robert Ellis and Lee Shumway.
Greater Than Marriage is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Marjorie Daw, Lou Tellegen, and Tyrone Power Sr.
The Long Chance is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Henry B. Walthall, Marjorie Daw and Ralph Graves.
A Fool There Was is a 1922 American drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and written by Bernard McConville. It is based on the 1909 play A Fool There Was by Porter Emerson Browne. The film stars Estelle Taylor, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich, Muriel Frances Dana, Marjorie Daw and Mahlon Hamilton. It was released on June 18, 1922, by Fox Film Corporation and is considered a lost film.
Rupert of Hentzau is a 1923 American silent adventure film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Bert Lytell, Elaine Hammerstein, and Lew Cody. It is an adaptation of Anthony Hope's 1898 novel Rupert of Hentzau, the sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda.
Arrow Film Corporation was an American film production and distribution company during the silent era from 1915 to 1926. An independent company it operated alongside the established studios. Originally formed to supply films for Pathé Exchange, the company quickly separated and concentrated on a mixture of medium and low-budget productions. The company was sometimes referred to as Arrow Pictures.
Pilgrims of the Night is a 1921 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Lewis Stone, Rubye De Remer and William V. Mong. It is based on the 1910 novel Passers-By by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim.
The River is a 1925 play by the British writer Patrick Hastings. It is set in West Africa, where two diamond hunters are in love with the same woman.
Daughters of the Rich is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Miriam Cooper, Gaston Glass, and Ethel Shannon based upon the 1900 novel of the same name by Edgar Saltus.
Milestones is a 1920 American silent historical drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Lewis Stone, Alice Hollister, and Gertrude Robinson. It is an adaptation of the 1912 West End play Milestones by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock. It is a saga of a British upper-class family from the 1860s to the present.
