The Climber (1917 film) explained

The Climber
Director:	Henry King
Producer:	Falcon Features H. M. Horkheimer E. D. Horkheimer
Starring:	Henry King Gibson Gowland
Distributor:	General Film Company
Runtime:	4 reels
Country:	USA
Language:	Silent..English titles

The Climber is a 1917 silent film drama film directed by Henry King and starring himself. The film is listed as a four-reeler, which makes it fall somewhere between a 'short' film and a 'feature' film.^[1] ^[2]

Cast

Henry King - William Beerheiim Van Broon
Jack McLaughlin - Bruce Crosby
Gibson Gowland - Buck Stringer (*billed T.H. Gibson Gowland)
Robert Ensminger - Grafton
Charles Blaisdell - Tom Tarney
James Kerr - Sweeney
Bruce Smith - Slats O'Keefe
Frank Erlanger - 'Happy'
Lucille Pietz - Eva Crosby
Leah Gibbs - Ethel Crosby
Arma Carlton - Madelyn Rosseau
Mollie McConnell - Mrs. Crosby
Ruth Lackaye - Mrs. Tarney

Preservation

The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection.^[3] ^[4]

External links

The Climber at IMDb.com

Notes and References

http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Climber1917.html The Climber at silentera.com
http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=14514 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Climber
Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1733/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Climber