''The Call of the North'' is a 1914 American silent

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directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille. It is based on the 1903 novel, ''The Conjuror's House; a Romance of the Free Forest'' by Stewart Edward White and its 1908 play adaptation ''The Call of the North'' by George Broadhurst.

Robert Edeson Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer. Life and career Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. Afte ...

starred in the play and reprises his role in this film. He played a dual role of both Ned Stewart and his own father, Graehme Stewart. A copy of the film exists in the

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. The film was

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by Paramount in

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with Jack Holt in the lead role.

Plot

Graehme Stewart is accused of adultery and killed although he was innocent. His son Ned decides to avenge his father, but gets captured and sent on the long journey to death "la longue traverse". Virginia saves his life and the film's villain confesses Ned is innocent.

Cast

in a dual role as Ned, and as Graehme Stewart *

Theodore Roberts Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American film and stage actor. Early life Roberts was born in San Francisco, California. He was a cousin of the stage actress Florence Roberts. His choice of a career disapp ...

as Galen Albert *

Winifred Kingston Winifred Kingston (11 November 1894 – 3 February 1967) was a British-born American silent film actress. Kingston was educated in Scotland and Belgium. She acted on stage in England before she began acting in the United States. On Broadway, K ...

as Virginia *

Horace B. Carpenter Horace B. Carpenter (January 31, 1875 – May 21, 1945) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 330 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934. Born in Grand Rapids, ...

as Rand *

Florence Dagmar Florence Dagmar Oberg (October 22, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was an American silent film actress. She had several leading roles and worked for the Famous Players-Lasky film company, appearing at least twice with Thomas Meighan and Victor Moore whil ...

as Elodie * Milton Brown as Me-en-gan * Vera McGarry as Julie *

Jode Mullally Joseph T. "Jode" Mullally (November 19, 1886–December 29, 1918) was an early American silent film actor born in New Orleans. He appeared in several productions by Cecil B. DeMille and Oscar Apfel. Upon America's entry into World War I, Mullall ...

as Picard *

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as McTavish *

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as Jack Wilson

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* 1914 films 1914 drama films 1910s adventure drama films American silent feature films Films directed by Cecil B. DeMille Films directed by Oscar Apfel American black-and-white films Films based on American novels American films based on plays Films based on adaptations American adventure drama films 1910s American films Silent American drama films Silent adventure drama films {{silent-adventure-film-stub

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