The Canadian (film) explained

The Canadian
Director:William Beaudine
Producer:Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Starring:Thomas Meighan
Cinematography:Alvin Wyckoff
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:80 minutes; 8 reels (7,753 feet)
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Canadian is an extant 1926 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play, The Land of Promise, by W. Somerset Maugham. The film was directed by William Beaudine and starred Thomas Meighan. Meighan had costarred with Billie Burke in a 1917 silent film based on the same story, The Land of Promise. In both films he plays the same part. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

A couple undergo hardship homesteading in Alberta, where they are plagued by bad weather and financial woes.

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Canadian1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Canadian
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c.1978