The Grip of the Yukon (1928)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Ernst Laemmle

Writers:

Charles Logue (adaptation), Charles Logue (scenario),

Stars:

Francis X. Bushman, Neil Hamilton, June Marlowe

Cast

Cast overview:
Francis X. Bushman	...	Colby MacDonald
Neil Hamilton	...	Jack Elliott
June Marlowe	...	Sheila O'Neil
Otis Harlan	...	Farrell O'Neil
Burr McIntosh	...	Chardon (Hotelkeeper)
Jim Farley	...	Sheriff (as James Farley)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cold weather | hotel | jail | 1890s | held at gunpoint | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 1928 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This late silent of 1928 was the only time Neil Hamilton and Francis X. Bushman acted together until 1966 on the Batman TV show, which turned out to be Bushman's final acting credit. Hamilton was series regular Commissioner Gordon and Bushman, in one of the first episodes, played a wealthy collector of, 'silent movies'.

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