The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1924 film)

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The Shooting of Dan McGrew
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Written by Winifred Dunn
Uncredited:
Barbara La Marr
Story byUncredited:
Aaron Hoffman
Marvin Dana
(1915 version and novelization)
Based on"The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
by Robert W. Service
Produced byArthur H. Sawyer
Herbert Lubin
Starring Barbara La Marr
Lew Cody
Mae Busch
CinematographyRudolph J. Bergquist
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • March 31, 1924 (1924-03-31)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Shooting of Dan McGrew is an extant 1924 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger. [1] Distributed by Metro Pictures final film, the film is based on the 1907 poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" written by Robert W. Service. [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] the theater troupe of which Lou Lorraine is leading dancer is successful in South America, but she urges her husband Jim to leave there for the sake of their two-year-old boy named after his father, Jim. One day, a man nicknamed "Dangerous Dan" McGrew offers to put Lou on the New York City stage. He worsts Jim in a fight and Lou runs away with him. She swears on staying faithful to her husband, promising to earn money so Jim and her son can come to New York. Jim takes his son to New York, encounters McGrew, who escapes from him. Lou and McGrew go to Alaska where she becomes a decoy in the Malamute saloon. Jim learns that Lou was duped by her abductor. He follows them to the Klondike, shoots and kills McGrew, and husband, wife, and child are reunited.

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Preservation

A print of The Shooting of Dan McGrew is located in the collection at Gosfilmofond in Moscow. [2] [4]

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References

  1. "Detail view of Movies Page". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Progressive Silent Film List: The Shooting of Dan McGrew". silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. Pardy, George T. (April 19, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Shooting of Dan McGrew". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York, NY: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 20. Retrieved November 18, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. "Shooting Of Dan Mcgrew". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. October 26, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2022.