The Call of the Cumberlands is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Julia Crawford Ivers based upon the novel of the same name by Charles Neville Buck. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Herbert Standing, Page Peters, Howard Davies, and Richard L'Estrange. The film was released on January 23, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

The story is about a family feud in the mountains of Kentucky.

Cast

  • Dustin Farnum as Samson South
  • Winifred Kingston as Sally Spicer
  • Herbert Standing as Spicer South
  • Page Peters as Wilfred Horton
  • Howard Davies as James Farbish
  • Richard L'Estrange as Tamarack Spicer
  • Joe Ray as Aaron Hollis
  • Myrtle Stedman as Adrienne Lescott
  • Virginia Foltz as Mrs. Lescott
  • Michael Hallvard as George Lescott

Preservation status

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.

References

External links

  • The Call of the Cumberlands at IMDb
  • Text of the novel
  • Digital versions of the first edition from archive.org with signed dedication by Dustin Farnum



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