The Huntress (film)

This article is about the U.S. film. For the Korean film, see The Huntresses.

The Huntress
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Directed by	Lynn Reynolds
Screenplay by	Percy Heath
Based on	The Huntress by Hulbert Footner
Starring	Colleen Moore Lloyd Hughes Russell Simpson Walter Long C.E. Anderson Snitz Edwards
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Production company	John McCormick Productions
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures
Release date	August 20, 1923 (1923-08-20)
Running time	1 hour
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Huntress is a 1923 American drama film directed by Lynn Reynolds and written by Percy Heath. It is based on the 1922 novel The Huntress by Hulbert Footner. The film stars Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Russell Simpson, Walter Long, C.E. Anderson, and Snitz Edwards. The film was released on August 20, 1923, by Associated First National Pictures.^[1][2][3][4]

Plot

Cast

• Colleen Moore as Bela
• Lloyd Hughes as Sam Gladding
• Russell Simpson as Big Jack Skinner
• Walter Long as Joe Hagland
• C.E. Anderson as Black Shand Frazer
• Snitz Edwards as Musq'oosis
• Wilfrid North as John Gladding
• Helen Raymond as Mrs. John Gladding
• William Marion as William Gladding
• Lila Leslie as Mrs. William Gladding
• Larry Steers as Richard Gladding
• Helen Walton as Mrs. Richard Gladding
• John Lince as Butler
• Lalo Encinas as Beavertail
• Chief John Big Tree as Otebaya

Production

This was the first of five films, in three years, with Moore and Hughes starring in the lead roles. They also appeared together in Sally (1925), The Desert Flower (1925), Irene (1926), and Ella Cinders (1926).^[5]

Preservation

With no prints of The Huntress located in any film archives,^[6] it is a lost film.

References

1. "The Huntress (1923) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
2. Janiss Garza. "The Huntress (1923) - Lynn Reynolds". AllMovie. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
3. "The Huntress". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
4. Progressive Silent Film List: The Huntress at silentera.com
5. "All Visual Works with both Colleen Moore and Lloyd Hughes". IMDb. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
6. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Huntress

External links

• The Huntress at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie