Stage Star Vera Gordon made her screen debut starring in HUMORESQUE (1920). She played Mama Kantor, who sacrifices everything to fulfill her son’s dream to be a musician. It also starred Gaston Glass and Alma Rubens!

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#FrankBorzage & #AlmaRubens filming #antiracist western #ValleyoftheSilentMen in #Banff #CanadianRockies 1922. Mountain guide Edward Fuez, pipe in mouth, braces Rubens as she clings to side of Tunnel Mountain. Borzage was chasing realism & exotic scenery in Alberta 🇨🇦. #moviesky #filmsky #booksky