Blood and Steel (1925 film)

Blood and Steel
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Directed by	J.P. McGowan
Written by	George H. Plympton
Produced by	Jesse J. Goldburg
Starring	Helen Holmes William Desmond Robert Edeson
Cinematography	Roland Price
Edited by	Betty Davis
Production company	Independent Pictures
Distributed by	Independent Pictures
Release date	May 29, 1925 (1925-05-29)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Blood and Steel is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, William Desmond, and Robert Edeson. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Synopsis

A railroad president constructing a line in the West heads out to investigate the delays that have plagued the project. He becomes aware that his own assistant is working in league with a rival company to obstruct the new railroad.

Cast

• Helen Holmes as Helen Grimshaw
• William Desmond as Gordon Steele
• Robert Edeson as W.L. Grimshaw
• Mack V. Wright as Devore Palmer
• Albert J. Smith as Jurgin
• Ruth Stonehouse as Vera
• C.L. Sherwood as The Cook
• Bill Cody as Tommy
• Walter Fitzroy as Mr. Steele

Preservation

A print of Blood and Steel is held in the film holdings of EmGee Film Library and in a private collection. ^[3]

References

1. Connelly, p. 324
2. Munden, p. 69
3. Progressive Silent Film List: Blood and Steel at silentera.com

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• 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

• Blood and Steel at IMDb
• Blood and Steel at the TCM Movie Database
• Blood and Steel at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films