''The Branded Man'' is a 1918 American short silent Western film starring Hoot Gibson.

Cast

* Hoot Gibson as Sheriff * Donna Kee as John Ewing *

Helen Gibson Helen Gibson (born Rose August Wegner; August 27, 1892 – October 10, 1977) was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider, and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American profess ...

as Helen Ewing * Millard K. Wilson as Jim Calvert (credited as M.K. Wilson) *

G. Raymond Nye G. Raymond Nye (April 13, 1889 – July 23, 1965) was an American film actor whose career began in silent era and lasted until the 1950s. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1952. Biography Nye was born in Tamaqua, Pennsylva ...

as Val Heywood * Noble Johnson as Trovio Valdez

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''The Branded Man'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 1, two scenes of heating iron and closeup of hot iron approaching man, second attack scene on Ewing, three holdup scenes, Reel 2, dividing spoils, holdup of man in cabin, two scenes of taking money in cabin, and shooting at the posse.

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* 1918 films 1918 short films 1918 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American silent short films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{short-silent-film-stub

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