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The Way of the Strong
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Edwin Carewe

Cast: Anna Q. Nilsson [Audrie Hendrie; and Monica Norton], Joe King [Alexander Hendrie], Harry S. Northrup [James Leyburn], Irene Yeager [Little Frank Hendrie], Arthur Redden [Frank Hendrie, six years later], Rita Harlan [Norah]

Metro Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation [All Star Series]. / Scenario by June Mathis and Finis Fox, from the novel The Way of the Strong by Ridgwell Cullum. Production supervised by Maxwell Karger. Cinematography by Rudolph J. Bergquist. / © 24 March 1919 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP13540]. Released 17 March 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Some location cinematography was taken near Truckee, California, and Bear Valley, California.

Drama: Northwoods.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 30 November 2023.

References: ClasIm-226 p. 40 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.