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The Chechahcos
(1924) American
B&W : Eight reels / 2316.48 metres
Directed by Lewis H. Moomaw
Cast: William Dills [‘Horseshoe’ Riley], Albert Van Antwerp [Bob Dexter], Miss Eva Gordon [Mrs. Margaret Stanlaw], Alexis B. Luce [Richard Steele], Gladys Johnson [Ruth Stanlaw], Baby Margie [Ruth Stanlaw, as child], Howard Webster [Professor Stanlaw], Guerney Hays [Pierre], H. Mills [engineer]
Alaska Moving Picture Corporation production; distributed by Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Produced by Captain Austin E. Lathrop. Production manager George Edward Lewis. Scenario by Lewis H. Moomaw, from a story by Lewis H. Moomaw. Set design by Guerney Hays. Lighting by Guerney Hays. Cinematography by Herbert H. Brownell and Raymond Johnson. Intertitles by Harvey Gates. Intertitles artwork by Sydney Lawrence. Presented by Captain Austin E. Lathrop. / Released 15 May 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was the first feature-length fiction film shot entirely in Alaska.
Drama: Northwoods.
Survival Status: Print exists in the Alaska Film Archives at the University of Alaska Fairbanks film archive [35mm positive, 16mm reduction positive].
Keywords: Alaska
Listing updated: 22 June 2006.
References: Film viewing: Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.
Home video: DVD.
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