God's Crucible (also known as The Foreigner) is a lost[1] 1921 Canadian silent religious melodrama directed by Henry MacRae and written by Faith Green, based on a Ralph Connor novel called The Foreigner. The film was narrated by Ernest Shipman.[2]
Plot
A young political refugee flees to Winnipeg to escape Russian enemies, where his resolve is tested in the snow-capped mountains, his violin his only company. Eventually, he is rewarded for toughing it out.[3]
Cast
- Gaston Glass as Ivan Kalmar
- Gladys Coburn as Marjorie Menzies
- Wilton Lackaye as Michael Kalmar
- Edna Shipman as Irma Kalmar
- Anne Sutherland as Kalmars' Servant
- Frances Eldridge as Hope French or Margaret
Production
The film was shot in and around Winnipeg.[4][5]
References
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:God's Crucible
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:God's Crucible
- ^ "28 Oct 1922, 8 - Wisconsin State Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "21 Aug 1923, 11 - The Victoria Daily Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ Morris, Oeter (1992). Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-7735-6072-7.
External links
- God's Crucible at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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