Burning Daylight: the Adventures of "Burning Daylight" in Alaska
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Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth
Rhea Haines
J. Charles Haydon
Elmer Clifton
Jack Conway
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Elam Harnish, known as "Burning Daylight," is a leader among the men of Circle City, Alaska in the days before the gold rush. Nell, a dance hall girl, loves Harnish, though he has never offered her anything but friendship. Harnish's hunch that the big strike is coming soon proves true, and he throws himself into the frenzy of activity that follows, staking claims and eventually accumulating eleven million dollars. Harnish leaves Alaska for San Francisco without knowing that Nell has killed herself because of his departure.
Director
Hobart Bosworth
Cast
Hobart Bosworth
Rhea Haines
J. Charles Haydon
Elmer Clifton
Jack Conway
Film Details
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London's novel was serialized in the New York Herald between June 19, 1910 and August 28, 1910. The film was shot in Truckee, CA and was the first part of a two-part release (see listing below for Burning Daylight: The Adventures of "Burning Daylight" in Civilization). Items in the Jack London collection suggest that the two parts May occasionally have been shown together as a long single feature. According to the 1918 MPSD, Elmo Lincoln was in one or both parts. A modern source states that Joe Ray played a bartender in the film. London's novel was filmed again in 1920 by Metro and in 1928 by First National, with Milton Sills starring and Charles J. Brabin directing (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.0691).
