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Lure of the Yukon is a 1924 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern film. It is directed by Norman Dawn and stars Eva Novak, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Buddy Roosevelt. It is set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, and was filmed on location in the Territory.
- Location: S.S. Klondike National Historic Site, Whitehorse. Explore the grounds of the S.S. Klondike,one of two remaining sternwheelers in the Yukon and the largest of its fleet.
- Location: Dawson city. Distance: 530 km from Whitehorse. Travel north to Dawson City and check out the magnificent Five Finger Rapids along the way. Once known as the “Paris of the North”, Dawson City blends the legacy of the Klondike Gold Rush and the cultural traditions of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in.
- Location: Dawson Historical Complex and S.S. Keno National Historic Sites. Visit the waterfront and board Tr’ehcho (S.S. Keno), a small but mighty vessel representative of two cultures who are intimately connected to the Yukon River.
- Location: Discovery Claim and Dredge No. 4 National Historic Sites. Distance: 20 km from Dawson City. Explore the Klondike goldfields! Visit Gah dëk (Discovery Claim) and follow the trail to the spot where gold was found in 1896.
Lure of the Yukon: Directed by Norman Dawn. With Eva Novak, Spottiswoode Aitken, Buddy Roosevelt, Arthur Jasmine. A story of the Alaskan gold-rush days, filmed in Alaska, finds Bob Force (Buddy Roosevelt, as Kent Sanderson) saving the heroine, Sue McCraig (Eva Novak), and her holdings from the clutches of evil Dan Baird (Howard Webster.
- Norman Dawn
- 1924-08-01
- Action, Romance, Western
- 65
The Yukon police, after a standup battle with the cornered murderers, succeed in killing one of them by a lucky shot, and the other is left to the same cruel fate that he had so nearly accomplished upon the brothers, while Lou and the brothers start on their journey back to civilization.
- Short, Drama
- Edward Wier, Walter Wier, Queenie Martell
- 1914-09-17
- Edward Wier, Walter Wier, Queenie Martell
The Spell of the Yukon. By Robert W. Service. I wanted the gold, and I sought it; I scrabbled and mucked like a slave. Was it famine or scurvy — I fought it; I hurled my youth into a grave. I wanted the gold, and I got it — . Came out with a fortune last fall, —. Yet somehow life’s not what I thought it,
The Law of the Yukon Lyrics. This is the law of the Yukon, and ever she makes it plain: "Send not your foolish and feeble; send me your strong and your sane— Strong for the red rage of battle;...
Sourdough McCraig and his daughter, Sue, set off for the Alaskan gold fields pursued by Dan Baird, who keeps his wife hidden away. Fortunately, they also meet up with Bob Force, who comes to Sue's aid when her father dies and again to her rescue when Baird captures her and starts an avalanche.
