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Belle of Alaska

1922 · 50 min

A slow, earnest silent-era frontier drama whose lost-footage gaps make it feel like a faded, melancholy relic.

Directed by
Chester Bennett
Genres
Drama
Starring
J. Frank Glendon, Jane Novak, Noah Beery
Overview
In 1899, Kansas farmer Wade Harkin and his wife Ruth pull up stakes and head for the Alaskan gold fields to make their fortune. When they reach Seattle, Washington, Wade tells Ruth to meet him aboard their ship going north, but when she arrives, she is unable to find him because he is involved in a private poker game.

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Directed by
Chester Bennett
Genres
Drama
Starring
J. Frank Glendon, Jane Novak, Noah Beery
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • betrayal
    • isolation
    Places
    • wilderness
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Chester Bennett
    Written by
    Harvey Gates, J. Grubb Alexander
    Starring
    J. Frank Glendon, Jane Novak, Noah Beery, Les Bates, Florence Carpenter
    Cinematography
    Jack MacKenzie
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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