Told in the Hills
1919 film
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Told in the Hills is a 1919 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Artcraft. George Melford directed the film and Robert Warwick stars.[1] It was based on the same-titled 1891 novel by Marah Ellis Ryan.
by Marah Ellis Ryan
Jesse Lasky
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| Directed by | George Melford |
| Written by | Will M. Ritchey |
| Based on | Told in the Hills by Marah Ellis Ryan |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Robert Warwick |
| Cinematography | Henry Kotani Paul P. Perry James Wong Howe (assistant camera) |
| Distributed by | Paramount / Artcraft |
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Running time | 6 reels; 1,800 meters |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
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- Robert Warwick as Jack Stuart
- Ann Little as Rachel Hardy
- Tom Forman as Charles Stuart
- Wanda Hawley as Ann Belleau
- Charles Ogle as Davy MacDougall
- Monte Blue as Kalitan
- Margaret Loomis as Talapa
- Eileen Percy as Tillie Hardy
- Jack Hoxie as Henry Hardy (credited as Hart Hoxie)
- Jack Herbert as Skulking Brave
- Guy Oliver as Captain Hold
Production
Preservation
In 1986, Boise State University professor Tom Trusky inquired at the Gosfilmofond about the existence of Told in the Hills, in addition to several Nell Shipman films, for an exhibit on Idaho in film. The director of the Gosfilmofond replied that they had reels 3 and 4 preserved as 35 mm duplicate negatives, and that the films have been at the archive since 1951. A copy of the film, with Russian intertitles, was sent to BSU archives.[3] Trusky went on to make a short documentary Retold in the Hills describing his successful interactions with Gosfilmofond.[4]
In 2023, Colin Mannex, the executive director of the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center in Moscow, Idaho, learned of the film's existence. In January 2024, he applied for and received a $7500 grant from the Idaho Humanities Council to restore the film, but in April, the National Endowment for the Humanities was, because of DOGE, unable to support the Council and 70% of the Council's funding was eliminated. The restoration continued, but with difficulty and it was scaled-down.[4]
The 4K restoration premiered at the Kenworthy Silent Film Festival on September 26 with a new score by Connor Chee.[5]
