The Combat (1926 film)

The Combat
Directed by	Lynn Reynolds
Written by	J.G. Hawks Edward J. Montagne
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	House Peters Wanda Hawley Walter McGrail
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 28, 1926 (1926-03-28)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Combat is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring House Peters, Wanda Hawley, and Walter McGrail. ^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, ^[2] two-fisted lumberjack Blaze Burke is made boss of Jerry Flint's logging camp and proceeds to eliminate an opposition gang of huskies led by Red McLaughlin. Double-crossed by Milton Symmons, he takes the latter's prospective bride Alice Childers to a lonely cabin. Trailed by McLaughlin, they fight with McLaughlin falling over a cliff to his death. Blaze restores Alice to Milton. Subsequently, he saves Alice from a forest fire but Milton perishes in it. In the end, Blaze wins the affections of Alice.

Cast

• House Peters as Blaze Burke
• Wanda Hawley as Alice Childers
• Walter McGrail as Milton Symmons
• C.E. Anderson as Red McLaughlin
• Charles Hill Mailes as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Flint
• Steve Clemente as Halfbreed
• Howard Truesdale as Sheriff

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. 140. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.
2. Pardy, George T. (February 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Combat", Motion Picture News, 33 (8), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 914, retrieved March 22, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• The Combat at IMDb