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Texas
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by William Bertram
Cast: Franklyn Farnum
Phil Goldstone Productions production; distributed on State Rights basis by Enterprise Distributing Corporation. / Presented by Enterprise Distributing Corporation. / Released 1 June 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture Booking Guide, October 1922, 3:68] Hero owns ranch which [railroad] purchasing agent wants for valuable coal deposits. Hero refuses to sell ranch. Railroad president arrives, and hero falls in love with daughter. They block hero’s effort to pay mortgage, then steal money. They then attempt to blacken him in eyes of president’s daughter, with aid of local girl, but girl repents and reveals plot. They attempt to waylay hero, and, failing, incite mob to lynch him. Girl saves him. Hero fights president in streets, wins, then saves him from mob.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: USA: Texas
Listing updated: 28 June 2024.
References: Sherwood-Best p. 190 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.
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