God's Crucible (1921 film) explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5706/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:God's Crucible
2. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9408-GOD'S-CRUCIBLE?sid= The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:God's Crucible
3. Web site: 28 Oct 1922, 8 - Wisconsin State Journal at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. February 3, 2019.
4. Web site: 21 Aug 1923, 11 - The Victoria Daily Times at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. February 3, 2019.
5. Book: Morris, Oeter. Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939. 1992. McGill-Queen's University Press. 978-0-7735-6072-7. 112–113.