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directed by Sherwood MacDonald and starring J.P. McGowan, Kathleen Clifford and Stanhope Wheatcroft.Munden p.137

Plot

Cast

* J.P. McGowan as Steele Weir * Kathleen Clifford as Janet Hosmer * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Ed Sorenson *

Arthur Millett Arthur Nelson Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era. Biography Born in 1874, Millett wa ...

as Mr. Sorenson * Charles Inslee as Vose * Milton Brown as Burkhart *

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as Martinez * George Clair as Gordon * Andrew Waldron as Johnson *

Elinor Fair Elinor Virginia Martin (''née'' Crowe; December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957), known professionally as Elinor Fair, was an American motion picture actress. Early years Elinor Virginia Crowe was born on December 21, 1903, in Richmond, Virginia, ...

as Mary Johnson * V.L. Barnes as Bartender * William Steele as Sheriff

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1920s American films 1921 films 1920s action films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Sherwood MacDonald Film Booking Offices of America films Silent American action films English-language action films {{1920s-US-film-stub