| Big Stakes | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Clifford S. Elfelt |
| Screenplay by | Frank Howard Clark |
| Based on | "High Stakes" by Earl Wayland Bowman |
| Produced by | Franklyn E. Backer |
| Starring | J.B. Warner Elinor Fair |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | East Coast Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Big Stakes is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Clifford S. Elfelt. [1]
Texan Jim Gregory (J.B. Warner) heads south-of-the-border where he falls for senorita Mercedes Aloyez (Elinor Fair); but she is betrothed to the handsome El Capitán Montoya (R. Henry Grey).
Hometown girl Mary Moore's (Willie Mae Carson) purity is under threat from the leader of the local Ku Klux Klan.
A Mexican jumping-bean competition will determine who will win the senorita. Jim is declared the winner, but Mercedes prefers Montoya.
Jim heads back across the border and saves Mary from the clutches of Klan leader Bully Brand(Les Bates). [2] [3]
A print of Big Stakes is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. [4] [5]
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