The Law of the North
The Law of the North | |
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Directed by | Irvin Willat |
Screenplay by | Ella Stuart Carson John Lynch R. Cecil Smith |
Produced by | Thomas H. Ince |
Starring | Charles Ray Doris May Robert McKim Gloria Hope Charles K. French Manuel R. Ojeda |
Cinematography | Chester A. Lyons |
Edited by | Chester A. Lyons |
Production company | Thomas H. Ince Corporation |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Law of the North is a 1918 American
Plot
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Cast
- Charles Ray as Alain de Montcalm
- Doris May as Therese Le Noir
- Robert McKim as Caesar Le Noir
- Gloria Hope as Virginie de Montcalm
- Charles K. French as Michel de Montcalm
- Manuel R. Ojeda as Numa
Reception
Like many American films of the time, The Law of the North was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 1, of the three intertitles "Listened and sinned and now the squaws point to her with scorn", "You are a scoundrel and should be made to marry her", and "I lied to shield your brother", Reel 2, Le Noir holding knife preparatory to stabbing the man, Reel 3, the two intertitles "I am going to mate you lower than the wolves" and "You may yet have a white squaw, Numa", closeup of Indian holding young white woman in embrace and suggestively leering at her, first two den scenes showing squaws sitting on men's laps, in vision of murder eliminate scene in which Le Noir pulls out knife, two scenes of Le Noir forcibly kissing young woman, Reel 4, last scene of Indian sitting outside of young woman's door where his face registers his intention to commit rape, the intertitle "You may yet have white squaw" and vision of man struggling with young woman, and Indian going to young woman's bed and pulling off sheet.[5]
References
- ^ "The Law of the North". AFI. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "The Law of the North (1918) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Law of the North at silentera.com
- ^ "Reviews: The Law of the North". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (18). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 36. October 26, 1918.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (19): 44. November 2, 1918.
External links
- The Law of the North at IMDb
- The Law of the North at AllMovie
- Poster at gettyimages.com