''Devil Dog Dawson'' is a 1921 American silent

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film directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was produced by Unity Photoplays and released on the states-rights market by Arrow Film Corp. Many remaining scenes from this film were thought to have been cut at the time because they depicted alcohol consumption, which was illegal at the time.

Plot

A group of three settlers in

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have their horses stolen by outlaws. Their horses are returned by three cowboys. The cowboys later save the settlers again when they are threatened by farmworkers.

Cast

as Devil-Dog Dawson *

as Mesquite Kane - his daughter *

as Widow Larsen - bandit's pal *

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as Buddy David - mystery bandit *

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as Sheriff Kane *

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Preservation

The film was considered lost. Previously, the only surviving footage from this film—38 seconds' worth—was found in a mislabeled tin by a collector in

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. The title marked on the tin was ''Dangerous Hour –

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''. The canister and its contents were the subject of an investigation in a 2006 episode of the

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''. The film segment was preserved and restored by the

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. Another copy has been since located in the French archive

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References

External links

"Silent Film Reel"
at ''History Detectives'' website * {{IMDb title, 0012104 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1920s rediscovered films Rediscovered American films Arrow Film Corporation films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films