The Phantom of the Forest
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Directed byHenry McCarty
Written byFrank Foster Davis
James J. Tynan
Produced bySamuel Sax
Renaud Hoffman
StarringThunder the Dog
Betty Francisco
Eddie Phillips
Irene Hunt
CinematographyRay June
Edited byIrene Morra
Production
company
Distributed byLumas Film Corporation
Stoll Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • January 1926 (1926-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Phantom of the Forest is a 1926 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern. It is directed by Henry McCarty and stars Thunder the Dog, Betty Francisco and Eddie Phillips.[1][2] Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, location shooting took place around the Redwood Forest in Santa Cruz County, California. The film was designed as a vehicle for Thunder, an Alsatian who was featured in several films during the 1920s. It was released in Great Britain the same year by Stoll Pictures.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] while a pup, Thunder runs wild in the forest, but becomes attached to Helen Taylor, who owns land that has oil prospects and is mortgaged. Certain land speculators plot to seize the property, but are prevented by Frank Wallace who pays the interest. The plotters set fire to the forest. Helen and Frank are trapped, and then escape by a hair's breadth. Thunder fights his way through the flames and rescues a sick child. At the end, Frank and Helen are united.

Cast

Preservation

Prints of The Phantom of the Forest are located in the Library of Congress and BFI National Archive.[4]

References

  1. Munden, p. 600.
  2. Connelly, p. 396.
  3. Pardy, George T. (February 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Phantom of the Forest", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (6): 704, retrieved February 5, 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Phantom of the Forest

Bibliography

  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.


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