''The Canadian'' is an extant 1926 American silent

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produced by

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and distributed by

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. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play, ''The Land of Promise'', by

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. The film was directed by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. Life and car ...

and starred

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he comm ...

. Meighan had costarred with Billie Burke in a 1917 silent film based on the same story, ''

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''. In both films he plays the same part. This film is preserved in the

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.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c.1978

Plot

A couple undergo hardship homesteading in Alberta, where they are plagued by bad weather and financial woes.

Cast

as Frank Taylor *Mona Palma as Nora *

Wyndham Standing Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Early years Standing was born in London, England and died in Los An ...

as Ed Marsh *

Dale Fuller Dale Fuller is one of Silicon Valley’s first-generation software executives, entrepreneurs and developers. He took WhoWhere? Inc. public, led Apple’s PowerBook division to profitability and served as chief executive officer and president of ...

as Gertie *

Charles Winninger Charles J. Winninger (May 26, 1884 – January 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, most often cast in comedies or musicals. Life and career Winninger was born in Athens, Wisconsin, the son of Rosalia (Grassler) and Franz Winninger ...

as Pop Tyson *Billy Butts as Buck Golder

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