''Singer Jim McKee'' is a 1924 American silent

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directed by Clifford Smith and written by

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and J.G. Hawks. Starring William S. Hart,

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, J. Gordon Russell,

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, and

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, it was released on March 3, 1924, by

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, disguised as Spanish bandits, miners Singer McKee and Buck Holden hold up a stage coach. Buck is killed in an encounter with the sheriff's men. Jim escapes with Buck's baby, Mary, and rears her to womanhood. Because Mary needs clothes, Jim robs a motor bus. He is caught, but meanwhile he saves Mary from assault by a drunken suitor. Jim serves his sentence. At its expiration, he finds happiness with Mary. File:Singer Jim McKee publicity photos 1924.jpg, Publicity photos for the film

Cast

Preservation

Copies of ''Singer Jim McKee'' are held in the collections of the

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, and

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in Moscow.Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Singer Jim McKee''
/ref> The film does not appear to have been released on DVD.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0014473, Singer Jim McKee

at silenthollywood.com 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by Clifford Smith 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films