North Star (1925 film)

North Star
North Star
	Trade advertisement
Directed by	Paul Powell
Written by	Charles Horan;
Based on	North Star: a Dog Story of the Canadian Northwest; 1925 novel; by Rufus King
Produced by	Howard Estabrook
Starring	Virginia Lee Corbin; Stuart Holmes; Ken Maynard; Clark Gable;
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Production; company	Howard Estabrook Productions
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	December 27, 1925;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

North Star is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Virginia Lee Corbin, Stuart Holmes, and Ken Maynard.^[1]^[2] The film was made as a showcase for Strongheart the Dog, a rival of Rin Tin Tin. Future star Clark Gable appears in a supporting role.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] the friends of Noel Blake, a wealthy young man, contrive a plot by which he is made to believe himself to be a murderer. He flees to the northwest timber country without his two best friends, his dog North Star, or Marcia Gale, the sister of one of his friends. He is followed by Dick Robbins, a man who intends to blackmail him and extort money from him. Marcia and the dog trail the villain close behind. At the end, after a fight between Noel and the blackmailer, the dog pursues the villain to his death over a cliff.

Cast

Strongheart the Dog as North Star
Virginia Lee Corbin as Marcia Gale
Stuart Holmes as Dick Robbins
Ken Maynard as Noel Blake
Harold Austin as Wilbur Gale
Clark Gable as Archie West
William Riley as Wayne Connor
Syd Crossley as Tramp
Jerry Mandy as Tramp
Martin Faust as Indian
J.C. Fowler as Dr. Jim Craig

References

^ Munden p. 552
^ Progressive Silent Film List: North Star at silentera.com
^ "New Pictures: North Star". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (1). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 145 December 25, 1925. Retrieved January 10, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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

North Star at IMDb
North Star at the TCM Movie Database
North Star at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Munden p. 552

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: North Star at silentera.com

[EH-3] "New Pictures: North Star". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (1). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 145 December 25, 1925. Retrieved January 10, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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