The Country Beyond (1926 film)

The Country Beyond
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Directed by	Irving Cummings
Screenplay by	Irving Cummings Ernest Maas H. H. Caldwell Katherine Hilliker
Based on	The Country Beyond by James Oliver Curwood
Starring	Olive Borden Ralph Graves Gertrude Astor J. Farrell MacDonald Evelyn Selbie Fred Kohler
Cinematography	Conrad Wells
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	October 17, 1926 (1926-10-17)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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The Country Beyond is a 1926 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern, directed by Irving Cummings and written by Irving Cummings, Ernest Maas, H. H. Caldwell and Katherine Hilliker. It is based on the 1922 novel The Country Beyond by James Oliver Curwood. The film stars Olive Borden, Ralph Graves, Gertrude Astor, J. Farrell MacDonald, Evelyn Selbie, and Fred Kohler. The film was released on October 17, 1926, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] Valencia, a young Northwoods woman, falls in love with Roger McKay, a young trapper wanted by the police for robbery. Sgt. Cassidy, a happy-go-lucky Mountie, loathes the assignment of bringing in McKay because he knows that he is not a bad sort. Henry Harland, a theatrical producer, stopping at a summer hotel on the lake, sees Valencia and offers her a place in his show. To further his scheme, Harland forces Cassidy on McKay's trail. Meanwhile, Valencia, who lives with Martha and her good-for-nothing man Joe, is attacked by Joe when she tries to leave the house. Joe has sold her to a bully and is about to deliver Valencia to her new master when Martha kills Joe, allowing Valencia to escape. McKay discovers the murder and assumes the guilt of the crime as he believes Valencia did it. McKay is sentenced and Valencia, unaware of his plight, accepts the offer of Harland. Later Cassidy tracks her down, finding that she is now a famous actress, and tells her of about McKay and that he is now free. Valencia hastens back to see him and there is a happy reunion.

Cast

• Olive Borden as Valencia
• Ralph Graves as Roger McKay
• Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Andrews
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Sgt. Cassidy
• Evelyn Selbie as Martha Leseur
• Fred Kohler as Joe Leseur
• Lawford Davidson as Henry Harland
• Alfred Fisher as Father John
• Lottie Williams as Valencia's Maid

Preservation

With no prints of The Country Beyond located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.

References

1. "The Country Beyond (1926) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
2. Hal Erickson. "Country Beyond (1926) – Irving Cummings". AllMovie. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
3. "The Country Beyond". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
4. "The Country Beyond". The Film Daily. 38 (20). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 11 October 24, 1926. Retrieved December 14, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Country Beyond

External links

• The Country Beyond at IMDb