The Far Call Explained

The Far Call
Director:	Allan Dwan
Producer:	William Fox
Story:	Edison Marshall
Cinematography:	Harold Rosson
Editing:	Harry H. Caldwell
Distributor:	Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:	59 minutes (6 reels)
Country:	United States
Language:	Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles

The Far Call is a 1929 American sound drama which is currently believed to be a lost film.^[1] Although the film had no dialogue, it featured a synchronized Movietone sound track of music and sound effects. The film was directed by Allan Dwan and starring Charles Morton and Leila Hyams. Produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Charles Morton as Pat Loring
• Leila Hyams as Hilda Larsen
• Warner Baxter
• Arthur Stone as Schmidt
• Warren Hymer as Soup Brophy
• Dan Wolheim as Black O'Neil
• Tiny Sandford as Captain Storkerson (*as Stanley J. Sandford)
• Ullrich Haupt as London Nick
• Charles B. Middleton as Kris Larsen
• Pat Hartigan as Lars Johannson
• Charles Gorman as Haycox
• Ivan Linow as Red Dunkirk
• Harry Gripp as Pete
• Sam Baker as Tubal
• Bernard Siegel as Aleut Chief

See also

• 1937 Fox vault fire
• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5135/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Far Call
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FarCall1929.html The Far Call at silentera.com
3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
4. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefox.html The Far Call at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Fox Films - 1929