Told in the Hills is a 1919 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Artcraft. George Melford directed the film and Robert Warwick stars.[1]
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| Directed by | George Melford |
| Written by | Will M. Ritchey |
| Based on | Told in the Hills by Marah Ellis Ryan |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Robert Warwick |
| Cinematography | Henry Kotani Paul P. Perry James Wong Howe (assistant camera) |
| Distributed by | Paramount / Artcraft |
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Running time | 6 reels; 1,800 meters |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Robert Warwick as Jack Stuart
- Ann Little as Rachel Hardy
- Tom Forman as Charles Stuart
- Wanda Hawley as Ann Belleau
- Charles Ogle as Davy MacDougall
- Monte Blue as Kalitan
- Margaret Loomis as Talapa
- Eileen Percy as Tillie Hardy
- Jack Hoxie as Henry Hardy (credited as Hart Hoxie)
- Jack Herbert as Skulking Brave
- Guy Oliver as Captain Hold
Production
editTold in the Hills was filmed on location in Lewiston and Lapwai, Idaho, and employed hundreds from the Nez Perce tribe.[2] It was claimed that during the production of the film was the first time so many men of the Nez Perce had been allowed to gather since the Nez Perce War of 1877.[2]
Preservation
editA copy of Told in the Hills survives at the Russian film archive, Gosfilmofond.[3]
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Told in the Hills
- ^ a b Faubion, James D., ed. (2001). The Ethics of Kinship: Ethnographic Inquiries. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 19. ISBN 0-7425-0956-7.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Told in the Hills
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Told in the Hills.