Lone Fighter

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Lone Fighter
Directed by Albert Russell
Produced by Anthony J. Xydias
Starring J.B. Warner
Vester Pegg
Josephine Hill
Production
company
Sunset Productions
Distributed by Aywon Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 1, 1923 (1923-11-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Lone Fighter is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and starring J.B. Warner, Vester Pegg, and Josephine Hill. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Certain Lee, a Texas Ranger, is trailing an outlaw band headed by Macklyn Vance. Lee falls in love with Rose Trimball. She is convinced by Vance that Lee is responsible for the jailing of Harvey Bates, the man she had promised to marry. Rose betrays Lee into the hands of the gang. He escapes after his horse assists in untying his bonds. Bates breaks out of jail and tells Rose that Vance is his enemy. Bates and Vance meet, fight at the edge of a cliff, fall over and are killed. Lee then wins the affections of Rose.

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References

  1. Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 446. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.
  2. Pardy, George T. (February 2, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Lone Fighter". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (11): 25. Retrieved August 5, 2022.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .