Movie

Forest Rivals (1919)

• September 15, 1919
• 50m

• Drama

“A thrilling story of primitive life in the open. ghosts are ghosts! yes, but this wasn't a ghost; It was a pretty girl for a change.”

Overview

Julie Lamont is the only white woman in the French-Canadian woods where she lives with her Uncle Henri, a trader who smuggles whiskey to the Indians. Though she has no interest in them she is pursued by brothers Pierre and Jean Dubois, suppliers of Henri's whiskey. Julie flees to the Haunted Rock cave after a fight between the brothers and is discovered there by American engineer Tom King and they fall in love. The brothers pursue and menace the couple but infighting leads to ruin for both and the young couple embark on life together.

Director

Harry O. Hoyt

Writers

Charles Sarver

Starring

Dorothy Green, Arthur Ashley, Jack Drumier