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To a Finish (1921)

Western | 21 August 1921

Cast:

Buck Jones, Helen Ferguson, G. Raymond Nye [ More ]

Director:

Bernard J. Durning

Writer:

Jack Strumwasser

Cinematographer:

Frank B. Good

Production Company:

Fox Film Corp.
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Fox Film Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Bernard J. Durning
Dir
PRODUCER
William Fox
Pres
WRITERS
Jack Strumwasser
Scen
Jack Strumwasser
Story
PHOTOGRAPHY
Frank Good
Frank B. Good
Dir of photog
DETAILS
Release Date:
21 August 1921
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Fox Film Corp.
21 August 1921
LP16921
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Bill Terry, the virtual owner of the town of Half-Way, wants to gain possession of Joe Blake's ranch. He "plants" calves among Blake's cattle and then accuses him of rustling and orders the town clerk not to serve Blake. Doris Lane, the sheriff's daughter, who has been promised to Terry, loses faith in him when she hears his gang plotting against Joe Blake's son, Jim, the rival suitor. When Jim is wounded in a fight with Terry's men, Doris hides him; Terry and his gang leader, Wolf Gray, abduct Doris; but Jim defeats them in a gun battle and wins the girl he ...

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Bill Terry, the virtual owner of the town of Half-Way, wants to gain possession of Joe Blake's ranch. He "plants" calves among Blake's cattle and then accuses him of rustling and orders the town clerk not to serve Blake. Doris Lane, the sheriff's daughter, who has been promised to Terry, loses faith in him when she hears his gang plotting against Joe Blake's son, Jim, the rival suitor. When Jim is wounded in a fight with Terry's men, Doris hides him; Terry and his gang leader, Wolf Gray, abduct Doris; but Jim defeats them in a gun battle and wins the girl he loves.

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GENRE
Genre:
Western


Subject
Subject (Major):
Clerks
Ranchers
Rustlers

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