Jack Dunton, an honest gambler, discovers that his ward, Verde, wants to study mine engineering, and he begins to cheat at cards in order to finance the boy's education. Returning from school 3 years later, Verde begins to lose himself in the wild life of the town, and Jack, determined to get them both out of town, breaks off with his mistress, Grace.
Is Avalanche worth your time today? If you’re a fan of silent-era melodramas or you just want to see Jack Holt looking incredibly stoic for sixty minutes, then yes. But if you can't stand slow pacing or the weird logic of 1920s morality plays, you’re probably going to hate it. 🏔️ It’s a Zane Grey story, which usually...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Otto Brower
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"Is Avalanche worth your time today? If you’re a fan of silent-era melodramas or you just want to see Jack Holt looking incredibly stoic for sixty minutes, then yes. But if you can't stand slow pacing or the weird logic of 1920s morality plays, you’re probably going to hate it. 🏔️ It’s a Zane Grey story, which usually means horses and deserts. But here we get a lot of snow and some very intense card games. Jack Holt plays Jack Dunton. He is described as an "honest gambler," which is a funny wa..."
Jack Holt
Sam Mintz, Zane Grey, Herman J. Mankiewicz, J. Walter Ruben
United States
