An otherwise honest gambler, played by Jack Holt, begins to cheat at cards in order to put his son John Darrow through mining school in this lavish Zane Grey adaptation produced by Paramount. The callow foster-son pays back the noble gesture by running off with Holt's mistress, Olga Baclanova.


Avalanche (1928)
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Jack Holt
Jack Dunton

Doris Hill
Kitty Mains

Olga Baclanova
Grace Stillwell

John Darrow
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Guy Oliver
Mr. Mains

Dick Winslow
Jack Dunton (age 12)