The Valley of the Giants is a 1927 silent film adventure directed by Charles Brabin and starring Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon who were real-life man and wife. It was based on a novel by Peter B. Kyne. First National produced and distributed the film having gained the screen rights to the story from Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount. Paramount had made a version of the novel in 1919 with Wallace Reid, and it would again be filmed in 1938. A copy of this film survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. It is also listed as existing in an incomplete print at the Library of Congress. A 16mm copy is housed at the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.
Cast
- Milton Sills as Bryce Cardigan
- Doris Kenyon as Shirley Pennington
- Arthur Stone as Buck Ogilvy
- George Fawcett as John Cardigan
- Paul Hurst as Randeau
- Charles Sellon as Pennington
- Yola d'Avril as Felice
- Phil Brady as Big Boy
- James A. Marcus as Mayor
- Erville Alderson as Councilman
- Dan Crimmins as Councilman
- Otto Hoffman as Councilman
- Lucien Littlefield as Councilman
- Dan Mason as Councilman
Production
The film was shot on location in Humboldt County, California.
References
External links
- The Valley of the Giants at IMDb
