Don Dare Devil

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Don Dare Devil
Don Dare Devil poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Clifford Smith
Screenplay by Wyndham Gittens
Starring Jack Hoxie
Cathleen Calhoun
Duke R. Lee
William Welsh
Thomas G. Lingham
Evelyn Sherman
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 18, 1925 (1925-07-18)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Don Dare Devil is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and written by Wyndham Gittens. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Cathleen Calhoun, Duke R. Lee, William Welsh, Thomas G. Lingham, and Evelyn Sherman. The film was released on July 18, 1925, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [4] Jack Bannister goes to South America to take over property left by his Spanish mother. Benito Menocal, a former pal, is killed by Bud Latham, an American bad man. Jack goes after him and finds Latham trailing Ynez and her father José Remado. Jack sides with them, eventually running Latham into the ground, saving the young woman and her father, which ends romantically.

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References

  1. "Don Dare Devil (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Don Dare Devil (1925) - Cliff Smith". AllMovie. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  3. "Don Dare Devil". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. "New Pictures: Don Dare Devil", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (07): 73, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .