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Men of the Desert
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Jack Gardner [Jack], Ruth King [May], Carl Stockdale [Mason], Bert Woodruff
[?] Perfection Pictures? production for Essanay Film Manufacturing Company; distributed by K-E-S-E Service. / Scenario by W.S. Van Dyke, from a screen story by Ed Gaylor. / Released 24 September 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was purchased [?] in March 1919? and rereleased in the USA on State Rights basis by Victor Kremer Film Features, Incorporated, in 1919.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Some of the most sanguinary feuds in America have been fought out, not in the mountains of the south, but on the deserts of the great west, where cattlemen and sheepmen often dealt out death to each other with the aid of their old friends, Winchester and Colt. Such a feud is in progress between the men of the desert when Jack, a nomadic cowboy, wanders into the scene. He is outspoken against the outlawry, and the sheriff, in jest, hands him his badge and asks him if he can do any better. Jack accepts the challenge and arrests one of the most recent slayers. The latter’s companions immediately storm the jail and rescue him. In the fight Jack is desperately wounded. May, a girl of the ranch, finds the cowboy half dead and hides him in an isolated hut while she nurses him back to health. The feudists discover Jack’s hiding place and attack him. He and the girl escape, and while Jack holds a narrow canyon against his pursuers the girl dashes across the desert in search of aid. Jack’s life seems as good as lost when May returns with the opposing feudists, who save him. The wedding between Jack and the girl on the battleground reconciles the feudists and restores order on the desert.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 February 2024.
References: ClasIm-225 p. 44 : Website-IMDb.
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