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The Grip of the Yukon

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Wikipedia article




'The Grip of the Yukon' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle, the nephew of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. The film starred Francis X. Bushman and Neil Hamilton, and is based on a story by William MacLeod Raine, "The Yukon Trail, A Tale of the North".[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GripOfTheYukon1928.html 'The Grip of the Yukon' at silentera.com]

Plot



An old-time Alaskan miner dies and leaves his fortune and holdings to his daughter in the states. She comes north and is befriended by two old friends of her father. And she needs all the befriending they can provide as a true-blue villain has designs on her holdings and attributes.

Cast



* Francis X. Bushman - Colby MacDonald

* Neil Hamilton - Jack Elliott

* June Marlowe - Sheila O'Neil

* Otis Harlan - Farrell O'Neil

* Burr McIntosh - Chardon, hotelkeeper

* James Farley - Sheriff

Preservation status



'The Grip of the Yukon' is now presumed lost.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5841/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'The Grip of the Yukon'] However, a 16mm print of the film may exist.[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneuniversal.html 'The Grip of the Yukon' at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: 'Universal Pictures' 1928]

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