''Rocking Moon'' is a 1926 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

George Melford George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...

and starring

Lilyan Tashman Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 – March 21, 1934) was an American stage, silent film, and sound film actress. Early life Born Lillian Tashman in 1896 in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family, Tashman was the youngest of eight children, bor ...

and John Bowers. It was released by

Producers Distributing Corporation Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC) was a short-lived Hollywood film distribution company, organized in 1924 and dissolved in 1927. In its brief heyday, film director Cecil B. DeMille was its primary talent and owner of its Culver City� ...

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Sasha Larianoff operates a blue fox farm on Rocking Moon Island, assisted by Gary Tynan. She hopes to pay off a mortgage held by trader Nick Nash with the season's receipts. Sasha's foxes disappear and so does Gary. Nash, who desires Sasha, tells her that Gary has played her falsely. However, Gary has been trapped and bound by invaders of the farm. Escaping, he finds a cavern which contain the missing fox pelts. Gary overcomes Nash, who turns out to be the leader of the bandits, in a terrific fight and wins Sasha's love.

Cast

as Sasha Larianoff * John Bowers as Gary Tynan *

Rockliffe Fellowes Rockliffe St Patrick Fellowes (17 March 1884 – 28 January 1950), was a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He starred in films such as ''Regeneration (1915 film), Regeneration'' and ''Monkey Business (1931 film), Monkey Busin ...

as Nick Nash *

Laska Winter Laska Winter (August 28, 1905 – August 8, 1980) was an American film actress active during the silent and early sound era. She was also known by the stage name Winter Blossom. Although she often played exotic roles, Winter was not Asian or Pac ...

as Soya *Luke Cosgrove as Colonel Jeff *

Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, ...

as Side Money

Preservation

With no prints of ''Rocking Moon'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Rocking Moon''

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...

. Retrieved November 19, 2022. it is a

lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

References

External links

* American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by George Melford Films based on American novels Producers Distributing Corporation films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1926 drama films 1926 lost films English-language drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films Lost silent American films {{1920s-US-film-stub