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The Avalanche (1919 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Avalanche' is a 1919 American silent drama film about gambling directed by George Fitzmaurice who also served as the film's art director. William Scully was the assistant director to Fitzmaurice. The film stars Elsie Ferguson and Warner Oland.
This is the first film that teamed director Fitzmaurice and star Ferguson. Ferguson's gowns were by the designer Callot Soeurs. The film is now considered a lost film.'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20' published by The American Film Institute, 1988 edit.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306104225/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17312 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'The Avalanche'](Wayback)[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3533/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Avalanche']
Cast
* Elsie Ferguson as Chichita, Madame Delano, Helene
* Lumsden Hare as Price Ruyler
* Zeffie Tilbury as Mrs Ruyler
* Fred Esmelton as John Harvey
* William Roselle as Ferdie Derenforth
* Grace Field as Sybil Price
* Warner Oland as Nick Delano
* Harry Wise as
* George Dupre as
* William T. Carleton as *uncredited
See also
*List of lost films
*The House That Shadows Built, 1931 Paramount promotional film. A possibility that the Elsie Ferguson clip shown is from 'The Avalanche'.
References
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