''A Western Demon'' is a 1922 American
silent Western film directed by
Robert McKenzie. The film stars
William Fairbanks,
Marilyn Mills
Marilyn Mills (1903 – 1956) was a Dutch-born American film actress of the silent era, described on theater marquees as "The Beautiful Marilyn Mills". She also produced two of her films.
Mills' father managed a large bakery in Los Angeles.
Bef ...
, and
Monte Montague. The film was restored by
The Film Foundation and the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive.
Plot
Ned Underwood rescues a drowning child and in doing so, catches the eye of Rose Dale. Rose finds that Ned is a passenger on the same train headed west. In speaking with Ned, Rose tells him of rustling happening on her ranch, after which Ned offers to go undercover as a dishwasher at the ranch to find out about the rustlers. Joe Dalton, the ranch foreman, is trying to gain the ranch for himself by scaring Rose away.
Cast
*
William Fairbanks as Ned Underwood
*
Marilyn Mills
Marilyn Mills (1903 – 1956) was a Dutch-born American film actress of the silent era, described on theater marquees as "The Beautiful Marilyn Mills". She also produced two of her films.
Mills' father managed a large bakery in Los Angeles.
Bef ...
as Rose Dale
*
Monte Montague as Joe Dalton
* Murray Miller as The bandit
*
Billy Franey as The cook
References
American black-and-white films
1922 Western (genre) films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s American films
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