''The Wilderness Woman'' is a 1926 American silent

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film directed by

Howard Higgin Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 - December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s. Biography After graduating from the Pratt Institute, Higgin began working at the architectural firm McKim, Mead & ...

. It starred

Aileen Pringle Aileen Pringle (born Aileen Bisbee; July 23, 1895 – December 16, 1989) was an American stage and film actress during the silent film era. Biography Early life Born into a prominent and wealthy San Francisco family and educated in Europe, ...

and

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produced and distributed.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, Alaskan miner 'Kodiak' MacLean, having amassed a fortune but still a

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, arrives at the Hotel Biltmore in New York City with his daughter Juneau and her pet bear. Two

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work to take advantage of his ignorance and separate Kodiak from his wealth through a series of schemes, including trying to sell him the last subway station still available. Junie's bear causes a scene when it gets loose in the hotel, and she becomes friendly with one of the confidence men until it turns to hatred after he attacks her. Later, her affections turn to a man more worthy, Alan Burkett.

Cast

as Juneau MacLean *

as Alan Burkett *

Chester Conklin Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops, often paired with Mack Swain. He appeared in a series of films with ...

as 'Kodiak' MacLean *

Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ...

as The Colonel *Robert Cainas as The Colonel's Henchman *Harriet Sterling as Squaw *

Burr McIntosh William Burr McIntosh (August 21, 1862 – April 28, 1942) was an American lecturer, photographer, film studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of ''The'' ''Burr McIntosh Monthly'',lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

.''The Wilderness Woman'' at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: ''lost First National films - of 1926
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References

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Lobby cards
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at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com 1926 films Lost American romantic comedy films American silent feature films Films directed by Howard Higgin First National Pictures films American black-and-white films 1926 romantic comedy films 1926 lost films 1920s American films Silent American romantic comedy films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub