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The Foreigner (1921 film))
| The Foreigner | |
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| Directed by | Henry MacRae |
| Screenplay by |
Faith Green Ralph Connor (novel) |
| Starring |
Gaston Glass Gladys Coburn Wilton Lackaye |
| Cinematography |
William James Craft William Thornley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | W. W. Hodkinson Corporation |
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God's Crucible (also known as The Foreigner) is a lost [1] 1921 Canadian silent religious melodrama directed by Henry MacRae and written by Faith Green, based on a Ralph Connor novel called The Foreigner. The film was narrated by Ernest Shipman. [2]
A young political refugee flees to Winnipeg to escape Russian enemies, where his resolve is tested in the snow-capped mountains, his violin his only company. Eventually, he is rewarded for toughing it out. [3]
- Gaston Glass as Ivan Kalmar
- Gladys Coburn as Marjorie Menzies
- Wilton Lackaye as Michael Kalmar
- Edna Shipman as Irma Kalmar
- Anne Sutherland as Kalmars' Servant
- Frances Eldridge as Hope French or Margaret
The film was shot in and around Winnipeg. [4] [5]
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:God's Crucible
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:God's Crucible
- ^ "28 Oct 1922, 8 - Wisconsin State Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "21 Aug 1923, 11 - The Victoria Daily Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ Morris, Oeter (1992). Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-7735-6072-7.
- God's Crucible at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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