Pierre Winton promises to avenge his father's killing at the hands of McGuirk, the bandit. While hunting for McGuirk, Pierre comes upon Mary Brown who has been badly injured in a rock slide. They fall in love, but while attempting to rescue Mary, Pierre is trapped and rendered unconscious in another rock slide. Saved by Jim Boone's band of outlaws, Pierre joins the gang, and Boone's daughter Jackie falls in love with him, but, Pierre still loves Mary, from whom he has been separated.
Stunts
Double rock slide sequences—practical effects, zero CGI.
Acting
Harry Carey's stoic silent-film intensity carries every frame.
Director
Lynn Reynolds
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harry Carey was one of the biggest Western stars of the silent era, directly influencing John Wayne's screen persona—Wayne even borrowed Carey's trademark drawn-out speech patterns.
Director Lynn Reynolds died tragically young in 1927, making this one of his surviving works from the peak of silent Western production before the genre transformed with sound.
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