''Big Stakes'' is a 1922 American silent

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film directed by

Clifford S. Elfelt Clifford Sanford Elfelt (Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 1892 – Los Angeles, California, September 3, 1975) was an American silent film director, writer and producer. He was active in the silent film industry from 1916 up to 1926, worked with Un ...

Plot

Texan Jim Gregory (J.B. Warner) heads south-of-the-border where he falls for senorita Mercedes Aloyez (Elinor Fair); but she is betrothed to the handsome El Capitán Montoya (R. Henry Grey). Hometown girl Mary Moore's (Willie Mae Carson) purity is under threat from the leader of the local Ku Klux Klan. A Mexican jumping-bean competition will determine who will win the senorita. Jim is declared the winner, but Mercedes prefers Montoya. Jim heads back across the border and saves Mary from the clutches of Klan leader Bully Brand(Les Bates).

Cast

* J.B. Warner as Jim Gregory *

Elinor Fair Elinor Virginia Martin ('' née'' Crowe; December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957), known professionally as Elinor Fair, was an American motion picture actress. Early years Elinor Virginia Crowe was born on December 21, 1903, in Richmond, Virgini ...

as Señorita Mercedes Aloyez * Les Bates as Bully Brand *

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as Mary Moore *

Hilliard Karr Hilliard Karr (1899 – 1945) was an American comedic actor. He appeared in a series of short films with fellow heavyweights Frank Alexander and Bill "Kewpie" Ross ( Ton of Fun). Scenes from the Tons of Fun episode ''Heavy Love'' were used o ...

as Sidekick Skinny Fargo * R. Henry Grey as El Capitán Montoya * Ethelbert Knott as Pascal *

Louise Emmons Louise Emmons (January 7, 1858 – March 6, 1935) was an American character actress. She appeared in several films between 1914 and 1935. Early years Information about her early life is contradictory. Older sources give 1852 or 1861 as her bi ...

as Mercedes Duena (uncredited)

Preservation status

A print of ''Big Stakes'' is preserved in the

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collection. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Big Stakes''
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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Big Stakes 1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films