''The Border Sheriff'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

Robert N. Bradbury Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early " Poverty Row"-produ ...

and starring

Jack Hoxie John Hartford Hoxie (January 11, 1885 – March 28, 1965) was an American rodeo performer and motion-picture actor whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1930s. Hoxie is best recalled for his roles in ...

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 S.E. Jennings.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Cultus Collins, the sheriff of Cayuse County, confers with the

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in Washington regarding a gang smuggling

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from Mexico. The trail leads to Carter Brace in San Francisco, who is the business representative of Henry Belden. Sheriff Collins becomes acquainted with Henry and his daughter Joan, and foils an attempt to kidnap them in Chinatown. Later in Cayuse County, Collins frustrates the schemes of the gang, again saves both of the Beldens, and wins the affection of Joan.

Cast

as Sheriff Cultus Collins *

as Joan Belden * S.E. Jennings as Carter Brace *

Gilbert Holmes Gilbert Holmes may refer to: * Gilbert Holmes (priest) * Gilbert Holmes (actor) Gilbert "Pee Wee" Holmes was a Canadian actor and stunt performer known for his short stature. He appeared in more than 70 Hollywood films between 1920 and 1934, an ...

as Tate 'Tater-bug' Cooper * Buck Moulton as Limpy Peel *

Thomas G. Lingham Thomas G. Lingham (April 7, 1870 – February 19, 1950; also credited as Thomas Lingham, Tom Lingham, and as T. G. Lingham) was an American stage performer and then a film actor during both the Silent film, silent and early Sound film, sound ...

as Henry Belden * Bert De Marc as Joe Martinez * Frank Rice as Marsh Hewitt

References

External links

* 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub