A 50-minute silent Western where a punch sends a man flying through a railing and our hero just... runs. Cinema.
Lee Crush, an out-of-work cowhand, gets into a fight with Bull Dozier and knocks him through a railing. Thinking he has killed the man, Lee takes to his heels and finds work on the Shawn ranch. Lee prevents Clem Allen from swindling the Widow Shawn and falls in love with her daughter, Mary.
Stunts
That railing break is genuinely impressive for 1926.
Acting
Art Acord's panicked running face—pure silent film gold.
Director
Clifford Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Art Acord was a real rodeo champion before becoming a Western star, so that panicked running was probably the most acting he ever did.
In 1926, a 50-minute feature was considered standard length—audiences would watch multiple 'two-reelers' in one sitting, often with live piano accompaniment that could make or break the tension.
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