The Meddler (1925 film)

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The Meddler
Directed by Arthur Rosson
Written by Isadore Bernstein
W. Scott Darling
Miles Overholt
Starring William Desmond
Gloria Roy
Claire Anderson
Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 28, 1925 (1925-06-28)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Meddler is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Gloria Roy, and Claire Anderson. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] millionaire Richard Gilmore goes west to conquer his sense of fear. At his fiancée's instigation, he turns to polite banditry. He aids a starving widow and her children, frustrates some cattle rustlers, and even overcomes an honest rancher to convince him that his life is in danger. After he succeeds in saving the rancher and his sister, the rustlers are rounded up. He hears that his fiancée has married another, paving the way for his future happiness with the rancher's sister.

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References

  1. Connelly p. 381
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Meddler at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: The Meddler", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (07): 73, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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