The Border Legion (1924)

Western | 1924

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HISTORY

For information on other adaptations of Zane Grey's novel, please consult the entry above for the 1918 film The Border Legion, directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hobart Bosworth and Blanche Bates. Modern sources add Ted Mapes, Fred Burns, Post Parks, Art Dillard, Chick Hannon and Charles Baldra to the cast. ...

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For information on other adaptations of Zane Grey's novel, please consult the entry above for the 1918 film The Border Legion, directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hobart Bosworth and Blanche Bates. Modern sources add Ted Mapes, Fred Burns, Post Parks, Art Dillard, Chick Hannon and Charles Baldra to the cast.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
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Exhibitors Trade Review
15 Nov 1924
p. 54
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LITERARY
Based on the novel The Border Legion by Zane Grey (New York, 1916).
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DETAILS
Release Date:
1924
Premiere Information:
New York premiere: ca. 19 Oct 1924; release: 27 Oct or 24 Nov 1924
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Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
21 October 1924
LP20661
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
7,048
Length(in reels):
7
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Provoked by Joan Randle's accusation that he is too lazy even to be bad, Jim Cleve goes west and joins a notorious band of outlaws known as the Border Legion. Joan regrets her action, follows Jim, and is captured by Kells, the legion's chief. She is forced to shoot Kells in self-defense but nurses him back to health, and Kells falls in love with her. Joan and Jim later escape during a raid on a mining camp, but they are among the victims of a stagecoach holdup: Joan is recaptured and Jim is shot. Kells and Gulden cut cards for Joan and the gold, Gulden wins, Jim arrives in a weakened condition and battles for Joan, and Kells gives his life so that Joan can escape from Gulden with ...

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Provoked by Joan Randle's accusation that he is too lazy even to be bad, Jim Cleve goes west and joins a notorious band of outlaws known as the Border Legion. Joan regrets her action, follows Jim, and is captured by Kells, the legion's chief. She is forced to shoot Kells in self-defense but nurses him back to health, and Kells falls in love with her. Joan and Jim later escape during a raid on a mining camp, but they are among the victims of a stagecoach holdup: Joan is recaptured and Jim is shot. Kells and Gulden cut cards for Joan and the gold, Gulden wins, Jim arrives in a weakened condition and battles for Joan, and Kells gives his life so that Joan can escape from Gulden with Jim.

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