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1919

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Western

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 6 reviews
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1018 1K

pre-code canada

Plot summary

After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores marries Peter. While they're at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain, who is the man who killed her father. The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenceless as they drop anchor in a remote harbour.

Director

David Hartford Photo
David Hartford

Top cast

Kewpie Morgan Photo
Kewpie Morgan as Bully in Bar Who Shoots Chinaman
Charles Murphy Photo
Charles Murphy as The Half-Breed
Charles Arling Photo
Charles Arling as 'Sealskin' Blake
Roy Laidlaw Photo
Roy Laidlaw as Baptiste LeBeau, Dolores' Father
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676.72 MB
988*720
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 13 min
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1.23 GB
1476*1076
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 13 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by GLSmyth 6 / 10

Shocking for the time

It is interesting to see Dolores LeBeau (Nell Shipman) participate in two roles in this movie, one being the pseudo-nude scene, and other being the role of female heroine. The former was certainly written into the script to draw male viewers to the movie houses. It cannot be seen that she is wearing a body suit, so one is given to their imagination. More importantly, however, is the latter - the female heroine - which was rare during that time.The movie has several questional elements in the plotline (why does 'Sealskin' Blake have no trouble killing a Canadian Mountie, but cannot bring himself to overtly kill Dolores LeBeau's husband?), but the movie has several special effects (tinted film, scene within a scene) that make it worthwhile viewing.
Reviewed by kergillian 7 / 10

A strong, early Canadian film

I taped this film for three reasons - one) I wanted to see whether an early silent film from Canada would be any good. two) it's a restored print, and though I heard the old print of this was horridly damaged, this one was supposed to be MUCH better (it isn't half bad). And with the freshly recorded piano score, it didn't seem restored, either. three) It's supposed to be a well-regarded but highly underrated (and unknown) film, and that made me curious.This film should be a classic! (At least in Canada). One of, if not the first Canadian films, and with a fairly low budget, it's actually rather impressive. Yet no one I know has heard of it, or even realizes film was being made in Canada this far back.The story is a touch cliche, and there's a fair amount of schlock (prevalent in many silent films of the late teens/early twenties), but the story is interesting enough to keep my interest and the scenery is quite taking. And I was most surprised at the cinematography and editing, which is far more advanced then I expected.It's not Birth of a Nation, it's not Metropolis, it's not Nosferatu. But it's well worth watching, and should really be shown more, if not at the Rep houses, then on TV at least. 7/10.
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