Tentacles of the North


In the Tentacles of the North is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Gaston Glass, Alice Calhoun and Joseph W. Girard. Two ships, on a journey led by Captain Van Horn, become trapped in ice in the Arctic Ocean. The crews have to abandon their cargo from whaling, and go out searching for a group of migrating eskimos. This is their only chance at survival. It was based on a story by James Oliver Curwood.

Cast

Preservation

The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database lists Tentacles of the North as a lost film, and is included on the lost film list compiled by the National Film Preservation Board. However, Grapevine Video has released the film on DVD, and is available to watch on YouTube.