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Perch of the Devil (1927) [N/A]

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Featuring:
Mae Busch, Pat O'Malley, Jane Winton, Theodore von Eltz

Written by:
Gertrude Atherton (novel)
Mary O'Hara (adaptation)

Directed by:
King Baggot


Release Date:
March 6, 1927

Original Title:
Perch of the Devil

Genres:
Drama

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 70

Overview from TheMovieDB

Ida is married to small-time Montana prospector Gregory Compton. She's bored and lonely, so a friend, wealthy widow and woman of the world Ora Blake, easily gets her to share a trip to Europe. There, Ida lives the high life amid the continent's rich and carefree, but soon grows weary of it, wishing she were home again with her true love. Back in Butte, Gregory has hit a gold strike and telegraphs Ida of his luck. Ora however, with a secret love for Gregory, sabotages Ida's response by rewriting the return cable to indicate Ida will return, but only for a share in the gold. When the travelers return to Montana, Ida has found out about what backstabbing Ora has done, and fight it out at the mine, but unaware of their presence, the now-disillusioned Gregory intends on blowing up the mine at the same time.

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Overview from Open Movies

Perch of the Devil is about the hard rock miners of Butte, Montana, and the strike of copper miners in l959. The film reviews the history of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Local Union No. 1 and the many violent struggles that have happened in the mining camps of the western Rockies. There are interviews with miners, and with victims of silicosis, a fatal lung disease among miners. The film also contains footage of mining operations in tunnels a mile below the surface.

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Production

Adaptation:
Mary O'Hara

Cinematography:
Charles J. Stumar

Director:
King Baggot

Novel:
Gertrude Atherton

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