Backbone
Film still from the French episode with Alfred Lunt and Edith Roberts
Directed byEdward Sloman
Written byClarence Budington Kelland (story)
Charles E. Whittaker
Produced byDistinctive Pictures
StarringEdith Roberts
Alfred Lunt
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • April 30, 1923 (1923-04-30)
Running time
70 minutes; 7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Edith Roberts in Backbone

Backbone is a 1923 American silent drama film produced by George Arliss (through his Distinctive Pictures company), released by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Edward Sloman. Broadway actor Alfred Lunt stars in his film debut.[1][2] The film has a locale in a New England lumber camp with the exception of an episode taking place in France.[3]

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Backbone located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: Backbone at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Backbone
  3. ^ "Back Bone". Exhibitor's Trade Review. East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc. 13 (4): 174. December 23, 1922. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Backbone

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