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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

The Desert's Crucible (1922)

Western | 23 April 1922

Cast:

Jack Hoxie, Claude Payton, Andrée Tourneur [ More ]

Director:

Roy Clements

Writer:

Roy Clements

Producer:

Ben Wilson

Production Company:

Ben Wilson Productions
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Ben Wilson Productions
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Arrow Film Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Roy Clements
Dir
PRODUCER
Ben Wilson
Prod
WRITER
Roy Clements
Scen
DETAILS
Release Date:
23 April 1922
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Ben Wilson Productions
1 March 1922
LP17589
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
4,749
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

"Jack Hardy, Sr., sends his son West to make a man of him. Jack falls in love with Miss Benson, ranch secretary. Taunted by the girl, he breaks an intractable horse to prove his courage. When Tex Fuller and his gang try to get Jack, Deerfoot, his half-breed brother, takes the missiles intended for his brother. Jack fights the gang and brings them to justice. But Miss Benson is not yet won. She thinks of the girl back East to whom Jack was engaged. Jack's father arrives and announces that he is engaged to the Eastern girl. Miss Benson surrenders." ( Motion Picture News Booking Guide, 3:16, Oct ...

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"Jack Hardy, Sr., sends his son West to make a man of him. Jack falls in love with Miss Benson, ranch secretary. Taunted by the girl, he breaks an intractable horse to prove his courage. When Tex Fuller and his gang try to get Jack, Deerfoot, his half-breed brother, takes the missiles intended for his brother. Jack fights the gang and brings them to justice. But Miss Benson is not yet won. She thinks of the girl back East to whom Jack was engaged. Jack's father arrives and announces that he is engaged to the Eastern girl. Miss Benson surrenders." ( Motion Picture News Booking Guide, 3:16, Oct 1922.)

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GENRE
Genre:
Western


Subject
Subject (Major):
Half-castes
Horses
Manhood
Ranches
Secretaries

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