Breed of the Border (1924 film)

1924 film

December 28, 1924 (1924-12-28)

Running time

50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Breed of the Border is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Dorothy Dwan, and Louise Carver.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Circus Lacy arrives in a border town following the robbery of a mine, finding the father of Ethel Slocum is under suspicion. He protects Slocum from Sheriff Wells and then routes a bully who menaces Ethel. Later he locates the stronghold of the bandits who are led by Red Lucas and captures the leader.

Cast

Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as 'Circus' Lacey
Dorothy Dwan as Ethel Slocum
Louise Carver as Ma Malone
Milton Ross as Dad Slocum
Frank Hagney as Sheriff Wells
Fred Burns as Deputy Leverie
Joseph Bennett as Red Lucas
William Donovan as Pablo

Preservation

With no prints of Breed of the Border located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

References

^ Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-313-27858-X.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Breed of the Border at silentera.com
^ "New Pictures: Breed of the Border", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (3): 43, April 11, 1925, retrieved January 9, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Breed of the Border