Backbone (1923 film)

Backbone is a 1923 American silent drama film produced by George Arliss (through his Distinctive Pictures company), released by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Edward Sloman. Broadway actor Alfred Lunt stars in his film debut.^[1][2] The film has a locale in a New England lumber camp with the exception of an episode taking place in France.^[3]

Backbone
Film still from the French episode with Alfred Lunt and Edith Roberts
Directed by	Edward Sloman
Written by	Clarence Budington Kelland (story) Charles E. Whittaker
Produced by	Distinctive Pictures
Starring	Edith Roberts Alfred Lunt
Cinematography	Harry Fischbeck
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	April 30, 1923 (1923-04-30)
Running time	70 minutes; 7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Edith Roberts in Backbone

Cast

• Edith Roberts - Yvonne de Mersay/Yvonne de Chausson
• Alfred Lunt - John Thorne/Andre de Mersay
• William B. Mack - Anthony Bracken
• Frankie Evans - Doc Roper
• James D. Doyle - Colonel Tip
• L. Emile La Croix - Andre de Mersay
• Charles Fang - The Chinaman
• Marion Abbott - Mrs. Whidden
• Frank Hagney - The Indian
• Sam J. Ryan - Paddy
• George MacQuarrie - The Constable of France
• William Walcott - Count de Chausson
• Jack W. Johnston - Captain of the Guards (*as J.W. Johnston)
• Adolph Milar - The Mailer
• Hugh Huntley - King

Preservation

With no prints of Backbone located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[4][1]