The Alaskan is a 1924 American silent adventure drama film based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood set in northwoods country, as his novels tend to be, in this case Alaska. The film was produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Herbert Brenon. The picture stars Thomas Meighan, Estelle Taylor and an early role by Anna May Wong.[1][2][3]

The Alaskan
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Herbert Brenon
Written by	Willis Goldbeck (scenario) Harry H. Caldwell (intertitles)
Based on	The Alaskan by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring	Thomas Meighan Estelle Taylor Anna May Wong
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Production company	Famous Players-Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	September 14, 1924 (1924-09-14) (NY; premiere) September 22, 1924 (1924-09-22) (nationwide; USA)
Running time	7 reels; 6,736 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Thomas Meighan as Alan Holt
• Estelle Taylor as Mary Standish
• John Sainpolis as Rossland
• Frank Campeau as Stampede Smith
• Anna May Wong as Keok
• Alphonse Ethier as John Graham
• Maurice de Canonge as Tautuk (as Maurice Cannon)
• Charles Ogle as Lawyer

Preservation

With no prints of The Alaskan located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

See also

• List of lost films

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Alaskan (film).

• The Alaskan at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• The Alaskan public domain audiobook at LibriVox

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