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.

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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.