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The Canadian is an extant 1926 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play, The Land of Promise, by W. Somerset Maugham. The film was directed by William Beaudine and starred Thomas Meighan. Meighan had costarred with Billie Burke in a 1917 silent film based on the same story, The Land of Promise. In both films he plays the same part. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress.[1][2][3]

The Canadian
Lobby card
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Arthur Stringer (adaptation, scenario) Julian Johnson (intertitles)
Based on	The Land of Promise by W. Somerset Maugham
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring	Thomas Meighan
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 27, 1926 (1926-11-27)
Running time	80 minutes; 8 reels (7,753 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

A couple undergo hardship homesteading in Alberta, where they are plagued by bad weather and financial woes.

Cast

• Thomas Meighan as Frank Taylor
• Mona Palma as Nora
• Wyndham Standing as Ed Marsh
• Dale Fuller as Gertie
• Charles Winninger as Pop Tyson
• Billy Butts as Buck Golder

References

External links

• The Canadian at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Screen shot of opening title from the dvd
• Lobby poster
• Period newspaper advertisement

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