The Spoilers


1923

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Aug 26, 1923
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 5 Aug 1923
Production Company
Jesse D. Hampton Productions
Distribution Company
Goldwyn Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Spoilers by Rex Beach (New York, 1906) and the play of the same name by Rex Beach and James MacArthur (new York, 11 Mar 1907).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,020ft (8 reels)

Synopsis

"Roy Glennister and his partner are victimized by a crooked political plot which involves the possession of gold-mines in Alaska. Alex McNamara [Nome's political boss] and Judge Stillman unite in robbing the owners by jumping their claims. Roy has befriended Helen Chester, Stillman's niece, but believes she is an accomplice. He saves Stillman from hanging, however, but Helen now suspicious of her uncle investigates. She is saved from a compromising situation by her brother and McNamara gets his full dues from the fists of Glennister." (from Moving Picture World, 7 Jul 1923.)

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Aug 26, 1923
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 5 Aug 1923
Production Company
Jesse D. Hampton Productions
Distribution Company
Goldwyn Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Spoilers by Rex Beach (New York, 1906) and the play of the same name by Rex Beach and James MacArthur (new York, 11 Mar 1907).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,020ft (8 reels)

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Moving Picture World credits Elliott Clawson and Hope Loring with the adaptation in addition to Fred Kennedy Myton. For information on other film adaptations of Rex Beach's novel, please consult the entry for the 1914 Selig Polyscope production, directed by Colin Campbell and starring William Farnum and Kathlyn Williams (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20).