The Explorer (film)

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The Explorer
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Directed by	George Melford
Screenplay by	W. Somerset Maugham William C. deMille
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Lou Tellegen Tom Forman Dorothy Davenport James Neill Horace B. Carpenter
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (fr)
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 27, 1915 (1915-09-27)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Explorer is a lost^[1]^[2] 1915 American adventure silent film directed by George Melford and written by W. Somerset Maugham and William C. deMille.^[3] The film stars Lou Tellegen, Tom Forman, Dorothy Davenport, James Neill and Horace B. Carpenter. The film was released on September 27, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.^[4]^[5]

Plot

The film was advertised as a story of an adventurous youth who led an exploration party into Central Africa, risking life and honor for the women he loved.^[6]

Cast

Lou Tellegen as Alec McKenzie
Tom Forman as George Allerton
Dorothy Davenport as Lucy Allerton
James Neill as Dr. Adamson
Horace B. Carpenter as McInnery

References

^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Explorer
^ The Explorer at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Explorer
^ "The Explorer (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
^ "The Explorer". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
^ The Tacoma times. (Tacoma, Wash.), 20 Oct. 1915

External links

The Explorer at IMDb
synopsis at AllMovie

Films directed by George Melford

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A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)
The Governor's Lady (1915)
The Woman (1915)
Stolen Goods (1915)
The Fighting Hope (1915)
The Puppet Crown (1915)
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
Out of the Darkness (1915)
The Explorer (1915)
Armstrong's Wife (1915)
The Unknown (1915)
The Immigrant (1915)
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To Have and to Hold (1916)
The Race (1916)
A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
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The Years of the Locust (1916)
The Yellow Pawn (1916)
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The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
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The Cost of Hatred (1917)
Her Strange Wedding (1917)
The Crystal Gazer (1917)
On the Level (1917)
The Sunset Trail (1917)
The Call of the East (1917)
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
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The City of Dim Faces (1918)
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