Cold Steel (1921 film)

Cold Steel
Directed by	Sherwood MacDonald
Written by	Monte M. Katterjohn George C. Shedd
Produced by	L.J. Meyberg
Starring	J.P. McGowan Kathleen Clifford Stanhope Wheatcroft
Cinematography	Hap Depew John Thompson
Production company	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Release date	March 13, 1921 (1921-03-13)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cold Steel is a 1921 American silent action film directed by Sherwood MacDonald and starring J.P. McGowan, Kathleen Clifford and Stanhope Wheatcroft. ^[1]

Cast

• J.P. McGowan as Steele Weir
• Kathleen Clifford as Janet Hosmer
• Stanhope Wheatcroft as Ed Sorenson
• Arthur Millett as Mr. Sorenson
• Charles Inslee as Vose
• Milton Brown as Burkhart
• Nigel De Brulier as Martinez
• George Clair as Gordon
• Andrew Waldron as Johnson
• Elinor Fair as Mary Johnson
• V.L. Barnes as Bartender
• William Steele as Sheriff

Censorship

Before the film could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the elimination of several scenes and one intertitle. In reel 5, the intertitle removed said "We will stay here all night and there won't have to be a wedding." In reel 6, the scene removed depicted men blowing up an irrigation wall with a powder keg. ^[2]

References

1. Munden p.137
2. "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

Bibliography

• 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

• Cold Steel at IMDb