Does the Meighan film "The Canadian" still exist?

R Michael Pyle · Post by **R Michael Pyle** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:10 am

I would appreciate the current known status of "The Canadian" (1926), a film made in Canada and starring Thomas Meighan.

If it is available, are there sources for prints anywhere that anyone knows about?

Thank you.
RMP

Post by **Mike Gebert** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:50 am

It was shown at Cinecon a few years ago.

Harlett O'Dowd · Post by **Harlett O'Dowd** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:25 am

Mike Gebert wrote:It was shown at Cinecon a few years ago.

and it's a knockout.

Frederica · Post by **Frederica** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:01 am

Harlett O'Dowd wrote:
Mike Gebert wrote:It was shown at Cinecon a few years ago.
and it's a knockout.

What he said.

Post by **silentfilm** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:14 pm

Still from Derek B.'s collection.

Here is what I wrote aftern Cinecon in 2006, and there is a minor SPOILER below...

THE CANADIAN (1926) This film featured unknown Mona Palma as a formerly rich woman who shows up at her brother's Alberta farm when her money runs out in Europe. She is totally useless and wears designer clothes while everybody else works their butts off. After insulting her brother's wife, Dale Fuller (who usually appears in slapstick comedies), she agrees to a love-less marriage with Thomas Meighan. After a few weeks of marriage, he can't stand it any more, and rapes her. This film was really good in that it was filmed on location (probably not in Canada) and it showed the hard lives of the farmers trying to eke out a living. Although a quick look at the plot makes it sound like Palma isn't redeemed until she becomes a good cook and good at housework, that was not the whole point of the movie. When she shows up on the farm, she has lots of trunks and even golf clubs. She won't eat the food and she is basically useless to help with anything. Notice that when she leaves she can cook and run the house, and she only takes a very small case of clothes with her. She discovered what was truly important in life
(*** ½ )

Gagman 66 · Post by **Gagman 66** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:34 pm

Speaking of which, TIN GODS is not noted as one of Allan Dwan's missing 1920's features on the Lost films site? Can I take this as a good sign that one obscure archive might still have a print someplace? Obviously, I haven't given up hope on this title yet.