The Climber (1917 film)

The Climber
Directed byHenry King
Written byGeorge Foxhall
Lela E. Rogers (as Lela Liebrand)
Produced byFalcon Features
H. M. Horkheimer
E. D. Horkheimer
StarringHenry King
Gibson Gowland
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • September 28, 1917 (1917-09-28)
Running time
4 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

The Climber is a 1917 silent film drama film directed by Henry King and starring himself. The film is listed as a four-reeler, which makes it fall somewhere between a 'short' film and a 'feature' film.[1][2]

Cast

  • Henry King - William Beerheiim Van Broon
  • Jack McLaughlin - Bruce Crosby
  • Gibson Gowland - Buck Stringer (*billed T.H. Gibson Gowland)
  • Robert Ensminger - Grafton
  • Charles Blaisdell - Tom Tarney
  • James Kerr - Sweeney
  • Bruce Smith - Slats O'Keefe
  • Frank Erlanger - 'Happy'
  • Lucille Pietz - Eva Crosby
  • Leah Gibbs - Ethel Crosby
  • Arma Carlton - Madelyn Rosseau
  • Mollie McConnell - Mrs. Crosby
  • Ruth Lackaye - Mrs. Tarney

Preservation

The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ The Climber at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Climber
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Climber


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