The Idol of the North_
Dance-hall girl Colette Brissac, brought up in the Canadian Northwest, refuses the protection of New Yorker Lucky Folsom, who later marries Gloria Waldron, an ambitious woman actually in love with engineer Martin Bates. When Bates drifts into the mining town, the miners, while drunk, force him to marry Colette. She nurses him back to health and they gradually fall in love. The arrival of Folsom and Gloria threatens to break up their marriage, and Colette prevents a fight between the two men by wounding Folsom, causing the latter to come to his senses and teaching his wife a lesson.
Starring
Dorothy Dalton, Edwin August, E.J. Ratcliffe
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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The Idol of the North was released 105 years ago in 1921.
Overview
Dance-hall girl Colette Brissac, brought up in the Canadian Northwest, refuses the protection of New Yorker Lucky Folsom, who later marries Gloria Waldron, a...
The Idol of the North is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 0m.
CAST (9)
Dorothy Dalton
Colette Brissac
Edwin August
Martin Bates
E.J. Ratcliffe
Lucky Folsom
Riley Hatch
Ham Devlin
Jules Cowles
One-Eye Wallace
FS
Florence St. Leonard
A Soubrette
Jessie Arnold
Big Blond
Marguerite Marsh
Gloria Waldron
Joe King
Sergeant McNair
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What is The Idol of the North about?
Dance-hall girl Colette Brissac, brought up in the Canadian Northwest, refuses the protection of New Yorker Lucky Folsom, who later marries Gloria Waldron, an ambitious woman actually in love with engineer Martin Bates. When Bates drifts into the mining town, the miners, while drunk, force him to marry Colette. She nurses him back to health and they gradually fall in love. The arrival of Folsom and Gloria threatens to break up their marriage, and Colette prevents a fight between the two men by wounding Folsom, causing the latter to come to his senses and teaching his wife a lesson.
How long is The Idol of the North?
The Idol of the North has a runtime of 60 minutes (1h 0m).
Who stars in The Idol of the North?
The cast of The Idol of the North includes Dorothy Dalton, Edwin August, E.J. Ratcliffe, Riley Hatch, Jules Cowles.
GENRES (1)
Drama
