A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Silent Call
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6784 feet
Directed by Lawrence Trimble (Laurence Trimble)

Cast: Strongheart the dog [Flash], John Bowers [Clark Moran], Kathryn McGuire [Betty Houston], William Dyer [Ash Brent], James Mason [Luther Nash], Nelson McDowell [Dad Kinney], Edwin J. Brady [Jimmy the dude], Robert Bolder [James Houston]

H.O. Davis production; distributed by Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated [A Jane Murfin-Laurence Trimble Production]. / Scenario by Jane Murfin, from the novel The Cross Pull by Hal G. Evarts. Cinematography by Charles Dreyer and Glen Gano. Presented by H.O. Davis. / © 5 December 1921 [LP17286]. Released 7 November 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Dogs

Listing updated: 5 December 2023.

References: Lee-Not pp. 128-129 : ClasIm-220 p. 43 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.