''Paws of the Bear'' is a 1917 American

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

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

Reginald Barker Reginald C. Barker (April 2, 1886 – February 23, 1945) was a pioneer film director. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Barker's family moved to Scotland when he was an infant and then to the United States. Living in California, ...

and starring William Desmond,

Clara Williams Clara Williams (May 3, 1888 – May 8, 1928) was an American silent film actress. Along with Louise Glaum and Dorothy Dalton, she was one of the principal leading ladies at Inceville, one of the first motion picture studios to make featur ...

and Robert McKim.Taves p.100

Cast

* William Desmond as Ray Bourke *

as Olga Raminoff * Robert McKim as Boris Drakoff *

Wallace Worsley Wallace A. Worsley, Sr. (December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. During his career, Worsley directed 29 films and acted in 7 films. He directed several motion pictures sta ...

as Curt Schrieber *

Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ...

as Gen. von Mittendorf

References

Bibliography

* Taves, Brian. ''Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer''. University Press of Kentucky, 2012.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films American silent feature films American war drama films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed by Reginald Barker 1910s war drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American drama films Silent war drama films {{silent-film-stub