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Show tion, based on Willis Goldbeck's adaptation of James Oliver Cur-wood'se Cur-wood'se dynamic novel of the same name. Herbert Brenon, who produced pro-duced it, Thomas Meighnn and 'the entire supporting cast travelled more than four thousand miles b sea ' from Hollywood into the wilds of "British Columbia to .secure .se-cure .the proper locations. Here is en oul-door story based upon condilions which are so recent they can scarcely be called history. It tells of the grim battle waged against forces seeking to exploit the country by the sons of the men who went there a quarter of a ceir-tury ceir-tury ago. This second generation, the men of today, are the true Alaskans. Alas-kans. Meighan's new starring vehicle ve-hicle is an idealization of this sturdy race which has come into existence under the shelter of the American flag. ..j...,..,,,.... .... I "THE ALASKAN." Alaska land of ice-clnd mountains moun-tains and towering glaciers! Alaska where towns are born overnight and gr,h is sluiced from the rich earth! Alaska mysterious, strange, colorefnl! World of the Midnight Sun ! This is the merged setting in which "The Alaskan." Thomas Meighnns. latest Paramount production, produc-tion, enmim to the Star theater next Wednesday and Thursday, unfolds; un-folds; its story of gripping, red-blooded red-blooded drama.- It is a picturiza- |
