The Passing of Wolf MacLean

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The Passing of Wolf MacLean
Directed by Paul Hurst
Written by George Hively
Story byBernard D. Russell
Produced by Jack Mower
Starring Jack Mower
Production
company
Ermine Productions
Distributed byUsla Company
Release date
  • November 29, 1924 (1924-11-29)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Passing of Wolf MacLean is a 1924 silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst and produced by and starring Jack Mower. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine, [3] Bert Granger (Fenton) gambles, drinks and runs a saloon in which his two children, Benny (Fox) and Alice (Rayford), are the entertainers. The Stranger (Mower) comes along, stops a drinking bout, gets into a fight and is victorious. After that he and Alice become interested in one another. Bert loses his property to card sharps. Young Benny sees a big reward for the arrest of “Wolf MacLean” and, as the Stranger tallies with the description, he arrests him. The old man reforms and makes Benny a partner in a new grocery business. Benny aids the Stranger to escape. The Stranger is just about to be hanged by the card sharks when Parson Williams (Hallett) makes known that he is the criminal and that the sharks are his confederates.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Passing of Wolf MacLean located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Passing of Wolf MacLean at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Passing of Wolf MacLean
  3. Waller, Tom (November 29, 1924). "The Passing of Wolf MacLean; Melodramatic Western Full of Action and Sticks to Plot — Lots of Old-Time Thrills". The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 71 (5): 454. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Passing of Wolf MacLean