The Squaw Man (1918 film)
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The Squaw Man is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.[1] It is a remake of DeMille's 1914 film of the same name, which is based upon a 1905 play by Edwin Milton Royle. The film was reportedly[2] made as an experiment to prove DeMille's theory that a good film is based on a good story. It cost $40,000 to make and grossed $350,000.[2] It would be remade again by DeMille in 1931. The 1918 The Squaw Man is a lost film with only the last reel extant.[1]
1918 film
The Squaw Man | |
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![]() Film still with Jack Holt and Elliott Dexter | |
Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Written by | Beulah Marie Dix (scenario, story) |
Based on | The Squaw Man 1905 play by Edwin Milton Royle |
Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Starring | Elliott Dexter |
Cinematography | King D. Gray Alvin Wyckoff |
Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
Production company | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation |
Distributed by | Artcraft Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 6 reels |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
