The Great Alone

May 21, 1922

1h 0m

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Overview

Monroe Salisbury plays a man of the Northwoods. This time he's Silent Duval, of mixed-blood origin, who distinguishes himself as a football player at Stanford University. But his Indian blood makes him an outcast and when he is injured, only one white girl is there to comfort him. So he decides to return home where he'll get some respect.

Genres

Drama

Action

Production Companies

west coast films

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Cast

Silent Duval

Monroe Salisbury

Nadine Picard

Laura Anson

Winston Sassoon

Walter Law

Bradley Carstairs (as George Waggoner)

George Waggner

Mary MacDonald

Maria Draga

MacDonald

Richard Cummings

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