The Siren Call

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The Siren Call
The Siren Call poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Irvin Willat
Screenplay byPhilip D. Hurn
Victor Irvin
J.E. Nash
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Starring Dorothy Dalton
David Powell
Mitchell Lewis
Ed Brady
Will Walling
Leigh Wyant
Lucien Littlefield
Cinematography Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • September 17, 1922 (1922-09-17)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Siren Call is a 1922 American drama silent film directed by Irvin Willat and written by Philip D. Hurn, Victor Irvin and J.E. Nash. Starring Dorothy Dalton, David Powell, Mitchell Lewis, Ed Brady, Will Walling, Leigh Wyant and Lucien Littlefield, it was released on September 17, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

A love triangle set against the gold rush days in Alaska.

Cast

Preservation status

The film survives in the George Eastman House archive and in Moscow's Gosfilmofond archive. [3]

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References

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  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Siren Call