Tentacles of the North
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| Directed by | Louis Chaudet |
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| Produced by | Ben F. Wilson |
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| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
Production company | Ben Wilson Productions |
| Distributed by | Rayart Pictures |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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In the Tentacles of the North is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Gaston Glass, Alice Calhoun and Joseph W. Girard.[1] Two ships, on a journey led by Captain Van Horn, become trapped in ice in the Arctic Ocean. The crews have to abandon their cargo from whaling, and go out searching for a group of migrating eskimos. This is their only chance at survival. It was based on a story by James Oliver Curwood.
Cast
[edit]- Gaston Glass as Francis Wainfield
- Alice Calhoun as Rac Brown
- Joseph W. Girard as Dan Blake
- Alan Roscoe as Capt. Van Horn
- Al Ferguson as Cole
- T. Hohai as Eskimo Chief
- Frank Baker as First Mate
Preservation
[edit]The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database lists Tentacles of the North as a lost film,[2] and is included on the lost film list compiled by the National Film Preservation Board.[3] However, Grapevine Video has released the film on DVD,[4] and is available to watch on YouTube.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Munden p.791
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Tentacles Of The North". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ 7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (PDF), National Film Preservation Board, February 4, 2021
- ^ "In the Tentacles of the North". www.grapevinevideo.com. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ PELICULAS MUDAS / Silent cinema (November 29, 2017). In the tentacles of the North (1926, EE. UU.), Louis Chaudet. Retrieved August 26, 2025 – via YouTube.
Bibliography
[edit]- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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