Steele of the Royal Mounted

Steele of the Royal Mounted is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by David Smith and starring Bert Lytell, Stuart Holmes and Charlotte Merriam.^[1][2] It is based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and was shot on location in the San Bernardino National Forest.

Steele of the Royal Mounted
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Directed by	David Smith
Written by	Jay Pilcher
Based on	Steele of the Royal Mounted by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by	Albert E. Smith
Starring	Bert Lytell Stuart Holmes Charlotte Merriam
Cinematography	W. Steve Smith Jr.
Production company	Vitagraph Company of America
Distributed by	Vitagraph Company of America
Release date	June 15, 1925 (1925-06-15)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Isobel, an Eastern young woman, introduces Philip Steele to her father Colonel Becker, but as a trick implies that her father is her husband. Philip becomes disillusioned and goes to Canada and joins the North-West Mounted Police. Here he pursues a bad man. In the meantime, the young woman seeks him out so she can explain the mistake she made. When she finds him, he has bagged his man, and there is a reconciliation.

Cast

• Bert Lytell as Philip Steele
• Stuart Holmes as Bucky Nome
• Charlotte Merriam as Isobel Becker
• Mabel Julienne Scott as Mrs. Thorpe
• Sidney De Gray as Colonel Becker
• John Toughey as Colonel MacGregor