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The Chechako (1914)

The Chechako poster
Directed by
Hobart Bosworth
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man travels to the Alaskan wilderness. He faces the challenges of the frontier and its people.

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What happens

The Chechako is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Bosworth, starring Jack Conway, Myrtle Stedman, Joe Ray and Gordon Sackville. It is based on the 1912 novel Smoke Bellew by Jack London. The film was scheduled for released in November 1914, but Paramount Pictures pulled the film and released Bosworth's The Country Mouse instead. It is unknown if the film was ever released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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