''Desperate Courage'' is a 1928 American silent

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film directed by

Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His obituary called him "a capable and versatile director willing to take on any ass ...

. The film stars Wally Wales,

Olive Hasbrouck Olive Hasbrouck (1907–1976) was an American film actress of the silent era. Hasbrouck and her mother moved from Boise to Hollywood, where Hasbrouck attended Hollywood High School. She began working in films as an extra at Universal City. When ...

, and Tom Bay. Produced by the Poverty Row studio Action Pictures, it was released by

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on January 15, 1928.

Plot

Cast

* Wally Wales as Jim Dane *

as Ann Halliday * Tom Bay as Colonel Halliday *

Lafe McKee Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959) was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948. Career McKee began working in show business in 1893. Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Pro ...

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

Slim Whitaker Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack ...

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

Reception

The ''

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'' gave the picture a good review, calling it "a thrilling western drama of the brave for the brave and fair," which had "more than the usual amount of dramatic action." ''

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'' also gave it a warm review, stating that there was plenty of good action in the film.

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* {{Richard Thorpe 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 English-language Western (genre) films