The Firebrand (1922 film)

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The Firebrand
Directed by Alan James
Produced by Phil Goldstone
Starring Franklyn Farnum
Ruth Langdon
Fred Gamble
Cinematography Edgar Lyons
Production
company
Release date
  • December 15, 1922 (1922-12-15)(US) [1]
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Firebrand is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Alan James. The film stars Franklyn Farnum, Ruth Langdon, and Fred Gamble.

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Plot

Bill Holt is a homesteader, also known as a "nester", who battles his neighbors and cattle rustlers in order to keep his home. He helps the local sheriff capture a band of rustlers by forcing them down a well, where he keeps them trapped until the sheriff arrives. He also has the last laugh on his main antagonist, Judd Acker, when he finally reveals that he is married to Acker's daughter, Alice.

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Reception

Moving Picture World gave the film a good review, saying that it was nice mix of melodrama and comedy, with good action sequences, and beautiful exteriors. [2] Motion Picture News also gave the film a positive review, "'The Firebrand' is a peppery western which moves along at creditable speed, maintaining the interest not so much through the plot which is rather old, but through several original twists which are revealed occasionally." They complimented the directing and production values, as well as the acting. [3]

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References

  1. "The Firebrand". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. ""The Firebrand"". Moving Picture World . December 30, 1922. p. 876. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. ""The Firebrand"". Motion Picture News . January 13, 1923. p. 230. Retrieved September 3, 2023.