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El largometraje silente norteamericano The Last of the Mohicans (1920), sobre la famosa novela homonima de James Fenimore Cooper, se estreno como co-dirigido por Maurice Tourneur y Clarence L. Brown. Tourneur era el productor y al inicio el unico director, con Brown traba-jando como su ayudante. No obstante, poco despues de iniciarse la filmacion cayo gravemente enfermo, y Brown realizo la pelicula casi al completo en su lugar. De ahi que Tourneur decidiera otorgar a su disci-pulo la mitad del credito. Pese a ello, la polemica al respecto de su autoria ha rodeado siempre al film. Tal controversia surge a raiz de que The Last of the Mohicans esta considerada por unanimidad como la obra maestra de Tourneur. Este articulo se centra en dicha problematica autoral, con objeto de establecer las verdaderas atribuciones de los dos directores. Para ello, previamente se ha analizado su relacion profesional, que abarco desde 1915 hasta 1921. Con posterioridad, a fin de establecer el grado de participacion de cada uno de ellos, se han reconstruido los hechos relativos al rodaje a traves de entrevistas de los que participaron en el (muchas de ellas hasta la fecha ineditas), asi como de materiales publicados por la prensa de la epoca. Se ha llevado a cabo la consulta y confrontacion de abundante material bibliografico y, finalmente, el analisis plastico de las imagenes de la cinta. Abstract: The American silent film The Last of the Mohicans (1920), based on the famous homonymous novel by James Fenimore Cooper, was released as co-directed by Maurice Tourneur and Clarence L. Brown. Initially, Tourneur was the producer and the only director, with Brown being his assistant. However, shortly after shooting began he fell seriously ill. As a result, the film was almost entirely directed by Brown. Hence Tourneur decided to share the credit with his disciple. Still, the controversy concerning authorship has always surrounded the film. Such polemic arises from the fact that The Last of the Mohicans is considered unanimously Tourneur’s masterpiece. This article focuses on that authorial problematic, with the aim of determining the real responsibilities of both directors. In order to achieve this objective, their professional relationship (which spans from 1915 to 1921) has been previously analysed. Subsequently, to establish the degree of participation of each of them, the facts of the shooting have been reconstructed using interviews (many of them unpublished) from those who took part in it, as well as through contemporary trade papers. In addition, research and confrontation on extensive bibliography have been carried out. Finally, the visual analysis of the images of the film has been evaluated. Palabras clave: Maurice Tourneur; Clarence Brown; Hollywood; Associated Producers, Inc.; cine mudo. Keywords: Maurice Tourneur; Clarence Brown; Hollywood; Associated Producers, Inc.; Silent film.

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Aportaciones historiográficas y estéticas a propósito de la co-autoría fílmica de The Last of the Mohicans (1920), de Maurice Tourneur y Clarence L. Brown