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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".[1]

The Grip of the Yukon
Directed by	Ernst Laemmle
Written by	Charles Logue (adaptation & scenario) Tom Reed (titles) Buford Bennett (titles)
Based on	"The Yukon Trail, A Tale of the North" by William MacLeod Raine
Starring	Francis X. Bushman Neil Hamilton
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Maurice Pivar Ted Kent
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 9, 1928 (1928-07-09)
Running time	65 mins.
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

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.[2] However, a 16mm print of the film may exist.[3]

References

External links

• The Grip of the Yukon at IMDb
• The Grip of the Yukon at AllMovie

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