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''Judgment of the Hills'' is a 1927 American silent
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
James Leo Meehan James Leo Meehan (1891 – 1943) was an American film director and screenwriter.Munden p. 411 He married the daughter of writer Gene Stratton-Porter, and adapted several of his mother-in-law's novels for the screen. He directed ''Campus Sweethea ...
and starring
Virginia Valli Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s. Early life Born Virginia McSweeney in ...
,
Frankie Darro Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ...
and
Orville Caldwell Orville Caldwell (February 8, 1896–September 24, 1967) was an American actor of the stage and screen and a politician later in life. Film Caldwell appeared in 21 films between 1923 and 1938, but was inactive for 7 years starting in 1928 duri ...
.Munden p.397 The film is set in the
Cumberland Mountains The Cumberland Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains. They are located in western Virginia, southwestern West Virginia, the eastern edges of Kentucky, and eastern middle Tennessee, including the ...
of
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
during
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.


Cast

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Virginia Valli Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s. Early life Born Virginia McSweeney in ...
as Margaret Dix *
Frankie Darro Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ...
as Tad Dennison *
Orville Caldwell Orville Caldwell (February 8, 1896–September 24, 1967) was an American actor of the stage and screen and a politician later in life. Film Caldwell appeared in 21 films between 1923 and 1938, but was inactive for 7 years starting in 1928 duri ...
as Brant Dennison * Frank McGlynn Jr. as Jeb Marks * John Gough as Lige Turney


References


Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.


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* 1927 films 1927 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by James Leo Meehan American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Films set in Kentucky 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub