''The Country Beyond'' is a 1926 American
silent Western
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film, also classified as a
Northern
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, directed by
Irving Cummings
Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director.
Career
Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long R ...
and written by Irving Cummings,
Ernest Maas
Ernest Maas (December 27, 1891http://person.ancestry.com/tree/30959542/person/12338770876/facts – July 21, 1986) was a silent-era screenwriter.
Biography
Maas first worked on silent films in 1920 when he created the scenario for ''Uncle Sam ...
,
H. H. Caldwell and
Katherine Hilliker. It is based on the 1922 novel ''The Country Beyond'' by
James Oliver Curwood
James Oliver Curwood (June 12, 1878 – August 13, 1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sell ...
. The film stars
Olive Borden
Olive Mary Borden (July 14, 1906 – October 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was nicknamed "the Joy Girl", after playing the lead in the 1927 film of that same title. Borden ...
,
Ralph Graves
Ralph Graves (born Ralph Horsburgh; January 23, 1900 – February 18, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and actor who appeared in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1949.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves had alre ...
,
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band.
Early years
Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lake ...
,
J. Farrell MacDonald
John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ...
,
Evelyn Selbie
Evelyn Selbie (July 6, 1871 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage actress and performer in both silent and sound films.
Biography
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman Selbie was a sidesaddle rider. She had a career which last ...
and
Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor.
Career
Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri or in Dubuque, Iowa. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. ...
. The film was released on October 17, 1926, by
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film ...
.
Cast
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Olive Borden
Olive Mary Borden (July 14, 1906 – October 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was nicknamed "the Joy Girl", after playing the lead in the 1927 film of that same title. Borden ...
as Valencia
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Ralph Graves
Ralph Graves (born Ralph Horsburgh; January 23, 1900 – February 18, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and actor who appeared in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1949.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves had alre ...
as Roger McKay
*
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band.
Early years
Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lake ...
as Mrs. Andrews
*
J. Farrell MacDonald
John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ...
as Sgt Cassidy
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Evelyn Selbie
Evelyn Selbie (July 6, 1871 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage actress and performer in both silent and sound films.
Biography
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman Selbie was a sidesaddle rider. She had a career which last ...
as Martha Leseur
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Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor.
Career
Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri or in Dubuque, Iowa. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. ...
as Joe Leseur
*
as Henry Harland
* Alfred Fisher as Father John
*
Lottie Williams
Lottie Williams (January 20, 1874 – November 16, 1962) was an American character actress whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras.
Early life
Lottie Williams was born on January 20, 1874, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Career
...
as Valencia's Maid
References
External links
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1926 films
1926 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
Films based on American novels
Films based on novels by James Oliver Curwood
Films directed by Irving Cummings
Fox Film films
Northern (genre) films
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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