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Nomads of the North (1920) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by David Hartford and produced by Hal Roach and James Oliver Curwood.

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Nomads of the North (1920) A James Oliver Curwood Mountie Silent!

By Clayton on Feb 14, 2016 From Phantom Empires

Nomads of the North (1920) A James Oliver Curwood Mountie Silent! 2/14/2016 0 Comments This is the first silent film Mountie review on Phantom Empires, I'm pleased to report. There are apparently quite a number of these, but sadly, mo... Read full article


Nomads of the North (1920) A James Oliver Curwood Mountie Silent!

By Clayton on Feb 14, 2016 From Phantom Empires

Nomads of the North (1920) A James Oliver Curwood Mountie Silent! 2/14/2016 0 Comments This is the first silent film Mountie review on Phantom Empires, I'm pleased to report. There are apparently quite a number of these, but sadly, mo... Read full article


Fun Size Review: Nomads of the North (1920)

By Fritzi Kramer on Sep 11, 2014 From Movies Silently

By Fritzi Kramer on September 11, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review No. Lon Chaney! Famed the world over for his portrayal of monsters, psychopaths, men on the path to self-destruction and… lovey-dovey backwoods fur trappers? Yes, Mr. Chaney was tapped as the romantic lead in this hot mess and the... Read full article


Nomads of the North (1920) A Silent Film Review

By Fritzi Kramer on Nov 17, 2013 From Movies Silently

A real rarity for Chaney fans: Our beloved monster plays a straightforward leading man. Lon Chaney and Betty Blythe are a pair of Canadian lovebirds who must flee when he is framed for murder. Lewis Stone plays the Mountie charged with bringing Chaney to justice. And he won’t give up because a... Read full article


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The crew erected a phony forest on the Universal lot, with fake trees,trimmed with natural foliage, planted in the ground,barked and painted. The forest fire was filmed with 6 cameras.
Betty Blythe and Lon Chaney were burned while filming the forest fire scene when a blaze that popped up unexpectedly blocked their escape. They were rescued through a tunnel that had been previously built for just such an occurrence, but filming was stopped for ten days while the actors recovered in a local hospital.
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