''Born to Battle'' is a 1926 American silent

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film directed by

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and starring

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and

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. Tyler also starred in the 1935 film of the same name, but that western film has a different plot and is unrelated to the 1926 film.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Denny Terhune, known as "Irish" and foreman of the Morgan ranch, is feared by Manager Daley and his henchman. They know that there is oil on the ranch property and are plotting to gain control of it. They ship Denny away and have him shanghaied, but he excapes and comes back. He meets Morgan's daughter Eunice, but she looks at him as being a roughneck. Finally, Denny defeats the plans of the conspirators, beats them up, and convinces Eunice that he would be the ideal husband for her after all.

Cast

as Dennis Terhune *

as Eunice Morgan *

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as Moxley * Fred Gamble as Morgan *

as Birdie *

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as Tuffy *

LeRoy Mason LeRoy Franklin Mason (July 2, 1903 – October 13, 1947) was an American film actor who worked primarily in Westerns in both the silent and sound film eras. Mason was born in Larimore, North Dakota on July 2, 1903. Career 1920s Mason's fir ...

as Daley *

Ethan Laidlaw Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, between 1923 and 1962. Laidlaw was bor ...

as Trube *

Nora Cecil Nora Cecil (September 26, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was an English-born American actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Career Stage Cecil's career began on the stage, when she debuted in London at age 19 ...

(uncredited)

References

External links

* 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert De Lacey American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub