| The Last of the Mohicans | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur Clarence Brown |
| Written by | Robert A. Dillon |
| Based on | The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper |
| Produced by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Starring | Wallace Beery Barbara Bedford Lillian Hall Alan Roscoe Boris Karloff |
| Cinematography | Philip R. Dubois Charles Van Enger |
| Music by | Arthur Kay |
| Distributed by | Associated Producers, Inc. |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Last of the Mohicans is a 1920 American silent adventure drama film written by Robert A. Dillon, adapted from James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel of the same name. Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur co-directed the film. (Brown took over the direction of the film after Tourneur injured himself in a fall.) It is a story of two English sisters meeting danger on the frontier of the American colonies, in and around the fort commanded by their father. The adventure film stars Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Lillian Hall, Alan Roscoe and Boris Karloff in one of his earliest silent film roles (playing an Indian brave). Barbara Bedford later married her co-star in the film, Alan Roscoe in real life. The production was shot near Big Bear Lake and in Yosemite Valley.
The film was well received at the time of its release.[1] Film historian William K. Everson considers The Last of the Mohicans to be a masterpiece.[2] In 1995, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.[3][4]
- ^ Sterritt, David. 2012. The Last of the Mohicans (1920).Turner Movie Classics.https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/308184/the-last-of-the-mohicans/#articles-reviews?articleId=480765
- ^ Everson, William K. American Silent Film. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. p. 151.
- ^ "The 25 Films for '95 (February 5, 1996) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin". www.loc.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 19, 2020.