The Call of the Cumberlands
An old newspaper advert with a photo of a man and a woman standing on the left side.
Newspaper advertisement.
Directed byFrank Lloyd
Screenplay byJulia Crawford Ivers
Based onThe Call of the Cumberlands
by Charles Neville Buck
StarringDustin Farnum
Winifred Kingston
Herbert Standing
Page Peters
Howard Davies
Richard L'Estrange
CinematographyDal Clawson
Production
company
Pallas Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 23, 1916 (1916-01-23)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Call of the Cumberlands is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Julia Crawford Ivers based upon the novel of the same name by Charles Neville Buck. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Herbert Standing, Page Peters, Howard Davies, and Richard L'Estrange. The film was released on January 23, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Full movie

Plot

The story is about a family feud in the mountains of Kentucky.[3]

Cast

Preservation status

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Janiss Garza (2014). "Call-of-the-Cumberlands - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "The Call of the Cumberlands (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. ^ America in Fiction, 3rd Edition: An Annotated Lists of Novels. Stanford University Press. 1949. p. 59.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Call of the Cumberland
  5. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.25 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

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