She thought she killed her husband. The wilderness kept her secret—until it didn't.
When drunken Canadian trapper Raoul La Fane attacks his young wife Marie, she takes a shot at him. La Fane falls, and Marie, thinking she killed him, flees into the white wilderness. Years later her secret comes back to haunt her.
Cinematography
Bleak whites that swallow characters whole
Acting
Novak's eyes do ALL the talking
Director
Leon De La Mothe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
De La Mothe directed dozens of silent Westerns; this rare Northern drama shows his eye for isolation.
Most prints were lost until a partial restoration in 2019—Novak's performance was nearly erased by time itself.
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