''Liberty'' (also known as ''Liberty, A Daughter of the USA'') is a 1916 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

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directed by

Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard (September 11, 1886 – July 24, 1960) was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film. He directed 86 films and wrote scripts for 80 films. The best-known of his films as ...

and Henry MacRae, and was the first purely Western serial ever made. The film is now presumed to be

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. It is one of the most popular serials of all time.

Plot

Liberty Horton, an American heiress, is kidnapped by a Mexican rebel and ransomed to fund his rebellion.

Cast

* Marie Walcamp as Liberty Horton * Jack Holt as Captain Rutledge *

Eddie Polo Eddie Polo (1 February 1875 – 14 June 1961) was an Austrian-American actor of the silent era. He was of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn B ...

as Pedro * G. Raymond Nye as Pancho Lopez *

Neal Hart Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era. Biography Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He wo ...

as Captain Winston *

Bertram Grassby Bertram Grassby (23 December 1880 – 7 December 1953) was an English actor. He appeared in more than 90 silent era films between 1914 and 1927. Grassby was married to American actress Gerard Alexander. He was born in Lincolnshire, England a ...

as Manuel Leon * Maude Emory as Theresa *

L. M. Wells Louis "L. M." Wells (February 5, 1862 – January 1, 1923) was an American actor of the silent film era. A tall, robust actor who was nicknamed "Daddy," L. M. appeared in 51 films between 1912 and 1922 — many of which were Universal wester ...

as Jose Leon *

Charles Brinley Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, ...

as Alvarez *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as (as Leonard Clapham) *

Roy Stewart Roy Stewart (15 May 1925 – 27 October 2008) was a Jamaican-born British actor. He began his career as a stuntman and went on to work in film and television. In 1954 he founded Roy Stewart's Gym in Powis Square, North Kensington, and ran t ...

* Hazel Buckham

Production

''Liberty, a Daughter of the USA'' was the first purely

serial, although Western elements were included in earlier serials such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914). A print of ''Liberty'' was one of the primary footage sources used for the compilation film '' The Revenge of Pancho Villa'' (1930–36).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberty 1916 films 1916 lost films 1916 Western (genre) films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jacques Jaccard Films directed by Henry MacRae Lost American films Lost Western (genre) films Silent American Western (genre) films Universal Pictures film serials 1910s American films 1910s English-language films

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