''Shadows of the North'' is a lost 1923 American silent

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directed by Robert F. Hill and written by

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. The film stars William Desmond, Virginia Brown Faire,

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, William Welsh, Al Hart,

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and the canine star

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. The film was released by

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on August 27, 1923.

Plot

Cast

* William Desmond as Ben 'Wolf' Darby * Virginia Brown Faire as Beatrice Neilson *

as Ray Brent * William Welsh as Jeffrey Neilson *Al Hart as Hemingway *

as Ezra 'Pancake' Darby *

as King, the dog

References

External links

* 1923 films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films American silent feature films Silent American adventure films 1923 adventure films Films directed by Robert F. Hill American black-and-white films Lost American adventure films Rin Tin Tin 1923 lost films 1920s American films English-language adventure films {{1920s-adventure-film-stub