North Star (1925 film)

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.

North Star
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Directed byPaul Powell
Written by
Based onNorth Star: a Dog Story of the Canadian Northwest
1925 novel
by Rufus King
Produced byHoward Estabrook
Starring
CinematographyJoseph Walker
Production
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Howard Estabrook Productions
Distributed byAssociated Exhibitors
Release date
  • December 27, 1925 (1925-12-27)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 552
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: North Star at silentera.com
  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.

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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