''Bulldog Courage'' is a 1922 American silent

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film directed by Edward A. Kull, and starring

George Larkin George Larkin (November 11, 1887 – March 27, 1946) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1910 and 1931. He was born and died in New York, New York. He was married to actress Ollie Kirkby. ...

and

Bessie Love Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned ei ...

. It was written by Larkin and his wife

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, with a screenplay by Jeanne Poe. It was produced by Russell Productions and distributed by State Rights. The film is preserved in the collection of the

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Plot

College athlete Jimmy Brent (Larkin) is sent to

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to beat up Big Bob Phillips, his uncle's rival for the hand of Mary Allen. When Jimmy arrives in Wyoming, he falls in love with Gloria Phillips (Love), and decides not to beat up Phillips. When Phillips mistakenly thinks that Jimmy is the cause of cattle rustling, Jimmy fights Phillips, catches the actual cattle rustlers, and gets the girl.

Cast

as Jimmy Brent *

as Gloria Phillips *

Albert MacQuarrie Albert MacQuarrie (January 8, 1882, San Francisco – February 17, 1950, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement. He starred with William Garwood in films suc ...

as John Morton * Karl Silvera as Smokey Evans * Frank Whitman as Big Bob Phillips * Bill Patton as Sheriff Webber *

Barbara Tennant Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928. Early life Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...

as Mary Allen

Production

Filming took place in

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Reception

Although few contemporaneous reviews of the film exist today, Bessie Love considered this film as one of the first indicators of decline in her silent film career.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulldog Courage 1922 Western (genre) films 1922 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward A. Kull Films set in Wyoming Films shot in Oregon Surviving American silent films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films