The New Klondike is a 1926 American black-and-white silent romantic comedy sports drama film directed by Lewis Milestone for Famous Players–Lasky.
He eventually makes a fortune, repays the investors, and is himself appointed team manager in place of Cooley.
[7] The film itself inspired the 1926 Peggy Griffith novel The New Klondike – A Story of a Southern Baseball Training Camp.
[8][9] The film proved successful enough to secure Thomas Meighan a long-term acting contract with Paramount.
The reviewer noted that the film was predictable and not overburdened with suspense, but that it did provide "several amusing incidents concerned with the activities of the realtors and their victims.