Breed of the Border (1924 film)

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Breed of the Border
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Directed by Harry Garson
Written by Dorothy Arzner
Paul Gangelin
Based on"The Breed of the Border"
by William Dawson Hoffman
Produced byHarry Garson
Starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn
Dorothy Dwan
Louise Carver
Cinematography J. Henry Kruse
William H. Tuers
Production
company
Harry Garson Productions
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • December 28, 1924 (1924-12-28)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Breed of the Border is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Dorothy Dwan, and Louise Carver. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Circus Lacy arrives in a border town following the robbery of a mine, finding the father of Ethel Slocum is under suspicion. He protects Slocum from Sheriff Wells and then routes a bully who menaces Ethel. Later he locates the stronghold of the bandits who are led by Red Lucas and captures the leader.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Breed of the Border located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 47. ISBN   0-313-27858-X.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Breed of the Border at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: Breed of the Border", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (3): 43, April 11, 1925, retrieved January 9, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Breed of the Border