''Desperate Courage'' is a 1928 American silent

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film directed by

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. The film stars

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, and Tom Bay. Produced by the

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studio Action Pictures, it was released by Pathé Exchange on January 15, 1928.

Cast list

as Jim Dane *

as Ann Halliday * Tom Bay as Colonel Halliday *

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as A Brannon Brother * Fanchon Frankel as A Brannon Brother * Bill Dyer as A Brannon Brother *

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as Henchman (credited as Charles Whitaker) * Al Taylor as Henchman * S. S. Simon as Sheriff

References

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* * 1928 films American black-and-white films 1928 Western (genre) films Pathé Exchange films Films directed by Richard Thorpe Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub