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

• Thomas Meighan as Frank Taylor
• Mona Palma as Nora
• Wyndham Standing as Ed Marsh
• Dale Fuller as Gertie
• Charles Winninger as Pop Tyson
• Billy Butts as Buck Golder

External links

• • • Screen shot of opening title from the dvd
• Lobby poster
• Period newspaper advertisement

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