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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1125

The Salvation Hunters

192565 minUnited States

Synopsis

A hesitant young man, a hardened young woman and an orphan escape violence on a desolate waterfront. In the city, a stranger offers shelter while intending to exploit their hunger. Protecting the child forces the young man to confront the fear that has kept him passive.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 69:36
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Josef von Sternberg · Public domain

Cast

Georgia Hale

George K. Arthur

DirectorsJosef von Sternberg

Behind the scenes

Josef von Sternberg's first feature was made with limited funds and performers who largely agreed to defer payment. Industrial landscapes and sparse rooms give the characters' poverty a concrete visual form.

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Photograph credit

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Georgia Hale — Charles Chaplin Productions / United Artists; The Gold Rush (1925), United Artists pressbook; Internet Archive / Wikimedia Commons. · Public domain in the United States (PD-US-expired)
George K. Arthur — Unknown author; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain

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