The Sword of Valor

The Sword of Valor
Film poster
Directed by	Duke Worne
Written by	Jefferson Moffitt
Based on	original story by Julio Sabello
Produced by	Phil Goldstone
Starring	Snowy Baker
Cinematography	Roland Price
Production company	Goldstone Pictures
Release date	May 6, 1924 (1924-05-06)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Sword of Valor is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as an American sailor who falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish nobleman. ^[1]

Plot

American sailor Captain Crooks (Baker) falls in love with Ynez Montego (Revier), daughter of Don Guzman de Ruis y Montejo (Lederer), who wants Ynez to marry the wealthy Eurasian, Ismid Matrouli (Cecil).

Her father takes her to the Riviera where she is kidnapped by a deranged gypsy mountaineer and Crooks sets out to rescue her. He has to fight a leading swordsman. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Snowy Baker as Captain Grant Lee Cooks
• Otto Lederer as Don Guzma de Ruis y Montejo
• Edwin Cecil as Ismid Matrouli
• Dorothy Revier as Ynez

Preservation status

According to the Silent Era website, a print exists. The film was shown at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2021. ^[4]

References

1. The Sword of Valor at New York Times
2. "AMUSEMENTS". The Morning Bulletin . Rockhampton, Qld. October 28, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved August 26, 2013– via National Library of Australia.
3. "ENTERTAINMENTS". The Northern Miner . Charters Towers, Qld. January 4, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2013– via National Library of Australia.
4. Progressive Silent Film List: The Sword of Valor at silentera.com

External links

• The Sword of Valor at IMDb
• Sword of Valor at TCMDB
• Copy of Sword of Valor at National Film and Sound Archive