title: The Climber (1917 film)
text: # The Climber (1917 film)
  
  The Climber is a 1917 silent film drama film directed by Henry King and starring himself. The film is listed as a four-reeler, which makes it fall somewhere between a 'short' film and a 'feature' film.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Henry King - William Beerheiim Van Broon
  * Jack McLaughlin - Bruce Crosby
  * Gibson Gowland - Buck Stringer (*billed T.H. Gibson Gowland)
  * Robert Ensminger - Grafton
  * Charles Blaisdell - Tom Tarney
  * James Kerr - Sweeney
  * Bruce Smith - Slats O'Keefe
  * Frank Erlanger - 'Happy'
  * Lucille Pietz - Eva Crosby
  * Leah Gibbs - Ethel Crosby
  * Arma Carlton - Madelyn Rosseau
  * Mollie McConnell - Mrs. Crosby
  * Ruth Lackaye - Mrs. Tarney
  
  ## Preservation
  
  The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection.
  
  