''Cold Steel'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

Sherwood MacDonald Sherwood MacDonald (1880–1968) was an American film director of the silent era. He worked for studios such as Mutual Film, Pathe Exchange and FBO Pictures. He made several films with the child actress Gloria Joy. He directed the 1915 serial ...

and starring

J.P. McGowan John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directo ...

, Kathleen Clifford and Stanhope Wheatcroft.Munden p.137

Cast

as Steele Weir * Kathleen Clifford as Janet Hosmer * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Ed Sorenson * Arthur Millett as Mr. Sorenson *

Charles Inslee Charles E. Inslee (1870 – September 1922) was an American actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1908 and 1921. Biography Born in New York City, Inslee was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Inslee of Jamaica Plain Jamaica Plain is ...

as Vose *

Milton Brown Milton Brown (September 8, 1903 – April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American hy ...

as Burkhart *

Nigel De Brulier Nigel De Brulier (born Francis George Packer; 8 August 1877 – 30 January 1948) was an English stage and film actor who began his career in the United Kingdom before relocating to the United States. Biography De Brulier was born in Frenchay, a ...

as Martinez * George Clair as Gordon *

Andrew Waldron Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

as Johnson *

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 Mary Johnson * V.L. Barnes as Bartender * William Steele as Sheriff

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1920s American films 1921 films 1920s action films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by Sherwood MacDonald Film Booking Offices of America films Silent action films {{1920s-US-film-stub