The Broken Spur is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson and Marin Sais.[1]
| The Broken Spur | |
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| Directed by | Ben F. Wilson |
| Written by | J. Grubb Alexander |
| Produced by | Ben F. Wilson |
| Starring | Jack Hoxie Evelyn Nelson Marin Sais |
Production company | Ben Wilson Productions |
| Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editAn engineer attempts to construct a new railroad through the Canadian Northwest, facing opposition from a local bandit leader who fears the railroad will bring law and order to the area. Things are complicated by the fact that the two men are doppelgangers.
Cast
edit- Jack Hoxie as 'Silent' Joe Dayton/Jacques Durand
- Evelyn Nelson as 'Angel' Lambert
- Jim Welch as Bill Lambert
- Wilbur McGaugh as Pierre LeBac
- Edward W. Borman as John Dexter
- Harry L. Rattenberry as Andy MacGregor
- Marin Sais as Ida Hunt
References
edit- ^ Langman, p. 50
Bibliography
edit- Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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