''The Love Master'' is a 1924 American silent family drama film starring canine star

Strongheart Etzel von Oeringen (October 1, 1917 – June 24, 1929), better known as Strongheart, was a male German Shepherd who was one of the early canine stars of feature films. Biography Born October 1, 1917, Etzel von Oeringen was a male German Shepherd ...

and actress Lillian Rich, directed by

Laurence Trimble Laurence Norwood Trimble (February 15, 1885 – February 8, 1954) was an American silent film director, writer and actor. Trimble began his film career directing Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, the first canine to have a leading role in motion pictu ...

. The film survives in a French archive.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Sally, an attractive young woman, is the only white woman in the isolated northern settlement. David, a young clerk in her uncle's general store, loves her and is worthy of her. Jean Le Roy, a dishonest fur trader, hopes to win her. When David falls ill from overwork and anxiety, she nurses him back to health. She also helps him win the yearly dog race, which gives him sufficient money to marry her and return with her to the United States. The canine story involving Strongheart and his mate generally follows that of the human couple, often with the dogs mimicking their gestures.

Cast

as Strongheart the dog *Lady Jule as The Fawn * Lillian Rich as Sally *Harold Austin as David * Hal Wilson as Alec McLeod *Walter Perry as Andrew Thomas Francis Joseph Mulligan *Joseph Barrell as The Ghost * Jack Richardson (uncredited)

References

External links

* * * — Strongheart and Lady Jule, 1924 Screen Almanac film
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1924 films American silent feature films First National Pictures films Films directed by Laurence Trimble 1924 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub