The Valley of the Giants (1919 film)

Summary

Valley of the Giants is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Wallace Reid and Grace Darmond. Based on Peter B. Kyne's popular 1918 novel of the same name, the film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures.[1]

The Valley of the Giants
Lobby poster
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byMarion Fairfax (scenario)
Based onValley of the Giants
by Peter B. Kyne
Produced byJesse Lasky
StarringWallace Reid
Grace Darmond
CinematographyFrank Urson
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 31, 1919 (1919-08-31)
Running time
5 reels (4,625 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
The film in a contemporary 1920 Ohio cinema.
A short selection from the film

Cast edit

Location edit

The film was shot on locations in Humboldt County, California.[2]

Preservation edit

This film was presumed lost for 90 years until 2010 when a print was returned to the United States from Russia's Gosfilmofond archive. Flash titles were in the Russian language.[3] In 2022 Edward Lorusso translated the Russian titles and produced the film for DVD release with a new music score by David Drazin.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Valley of the Giants
  2. ^ Hesseltine, Cassandra. "Complete Filmography of Humboldt County". Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission. Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ 'Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Valley of the Giants at silentera.com

External links edit

  • The Valley of the Giants at IMDb  
  • The Valley of the Giants at AllMovie
  • lobby poster