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The New Klondike is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lewis Milestone released in USA on 14 march 1926 with Thomas Meighan
The New Klondike (1926)
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Add to a movie listThe New Klondike is a 1926 black-and-white silent romantic comedy sports drama film directed by Lewis Milestone for Famous Players-Lasky. The film was set against the backdrop of the Florida land boom of the 1920s, and stands as Ben Hecht's first film assignment.
^ John Douglas Eames (1985). The Paramount story. Crown. p. 44. ISBN 0-517-55348-1.
^ Kingsley Canham (1974). Lewis Milestone. Volume 2 of The Hollywood Professionals, Kingsley Canham. Tantivy Press. pp. 73, 107. ISBN 0-498-01394-4.
^ Rob Edelman (1994). The great baseball films: from right off the bat to a league of their own. Carol Pub. Group. pp. 159, 160, 204. ISBN 0-8065-1479-5.
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^ Lea Jacobs (2008). The decline of sentiment: American film in the 1920s. University of California Press. p. 302. ISBN 0-520-25457-0.
^ William MacAdams (1990). Ben Hecht: the man behind the legend. Scribner. pp. 103, 291, 299. ISBN 0-684-18980-1.
Synopsis
Small-town pitcher Thomas Kelly (Thomas Meighan) is sent to Spring training with a minor league baseball team in Florida, but is fired by its jealous manager, Joe Cooley (Jack W. Johnston). Kelly is then talked into being the celebrity endorser for a Florida real estate firm, and his former teammates invest money in the firm through him. Still jealous of Kelly's popularity, Cooley conspires with crooked broker Morgan West (Robert Craig) to sell Kelly and the investors some worthless swampland. Kelly and his friends lose their money, but Kelly struggles to recoup the losses. He eventually makes a fortune, repays the investors, and is himself appointed team manager in place of Cooley.Actors
Thomas Meighan
(Tom Kelly)
Lila Lee
(Evelyn Lane)
Paul Kelly
(Bing Allen)
Tefft Johnson
(Col. Dwyer)
Brenda Lane
(Bird Dog)
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