The Silent Call (1921 film)

1921 film

The Silent Call

Directed by| Laurence Trimble
Written by| Jane Murfin
Based on| The Cross Pull
1919 novel in The Saturday Evening Post
by Hal G. Evarts
Produced by| H.O. Davis
Starring| John Bowers
Kathryn McGuire
William Dyer
Cinematography| Charles Dreyer
Glen Gano

Production
company

H.O. Davis Productions

Distributed by| Associated First National Pictures

Release date

* November 7, 1921 (1921-11-07)

Running time

| 70 minutes
Country| United States
Languages| Silent
English intertitles

The Silent Call is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by Laurence Trimble and featuring John Bowers, Kathryn McGuire and William Dyer.[1] It was produced as a vehicle for the canine star Strongheart who appeared in several silent films. Strongheart was trained by Trimble.[2]

https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-silent-call/2000016343/ When Flash's master, Clark Moran, goes out of town on business, Flash, who is part wolf, is falsely accused of sheepicide and sentenced to death by local ranchers. Escaping into the mountains, Flash finds a mate but has to leave his new companion to rescue his master's love, Betty, who has been kidnapped by the real sheep killer, Luther Nash.

## Cast

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* Strongheart the Dog as Flash
* John Bowers as Clark Moran
* Kathryn McGuire as Betty Houston
* William Dyer as Ash Brent
* Jim Mason as Luther Nash
* Nelson McDowell as Dad Kinney
* Ed Brady as Jimmy the Dud
* Robert Bolder as James Houston

## References

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1. ^ Connelly p.254
2. ^ "Strongheart". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-04.

## Bibliography

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* Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.

## External links

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* The Silent Call at IMDb
* The Silent Call at the TCM Movie Database
* The Silent Call at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by Laurence Trimble

* The Murdoch Trial (1914)
* Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)
* My Old Dutch (1915)
* Lost and Won (1915)
* Grim Justice (1916)
* A Place in the Sun (1916)
* Sally in Our Alley (1916)
* The Auction Block (1917)
* The Spreading Dawn (1917)
* Fool's Gold (1919)
* Spotlight Sadie (1919)
* Darling Mine (1920)
* The Woman God Sent (1920)
* Everybody's Sweetheart (1920)
* The Silent Call (1921)
* Brawn of the North (1922)
* Sundown (1924)
* The Love Master (1924)
* White Fang (1925)
* My Old Dutch (1926)

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