The Killer (1921 film)

The Killer
Directed by	Jack Conway Howard C. Hickman
Written by	Stewart Edward White (novel) Richard Schayer
Starring	Claire Adams Jack Conway Frankie Lee
Cinematography	Enrique Juan Vallejo
Production company	Benjamin B. Hampton Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	January 30, 1921 (1921-01-30)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Killer is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and Howard C. Hickman and starring Claire Adams, Jack Conway and Frankie Lee. ^[1]

Plot

After being charged with murder, Henry Hooper flees to the border zone of Arizona and Sonora. Hooper successfully lures his former business partner John Emory and his children Ruth and Bobby to him. Once the Emorys arrive, Hooper has his henchman Ramon kill John and destroy their business papers. The children are rescued by the rancher William Sanborn, while Hooper is killed.

Cast

• Claire Adams as Ruth Emory
• Jack Conway as William Sanborn
• Frankie Lee as Bobby Emory
• Frank Campeau as Henry Hooper
• Tod Sloan as Artie Brower
• Edward Peil Sr. as Ramon
• Frank Hayes as Windy Smith
• Will Walling as John Emory
• Milton Ross as Buck Johnson
• Tom Ricketts as Tim Westmore
• Zack Williams as Aloysius Jackson

References

1. Goble p. 498

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.^{[ ISBN missing ]}

External links

• The Killer at IMDb