''The Crimson Challenge'' is a

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1922 American silent Western film directed by Paul Powell and written by Vingie E. Roe and

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. The film stars

Dorothy Dalton Dorothy Dalton (September 22, 1893 – April 13, 1972) was an American silent film actress and stage personality who worked her way from a stock company to a movie career. Beginning in 1910, Dalton was a player in stock companies in Chicago; Te ...

, Jack Mower, Will Walling, Howard Ralston, Clarence Burton, George Field, and Beulah Dark Cloud. The film was released on April 2, 1922, by

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, Tharon Last (Dalton) is the daughter of Jim Last (Walling), the last man who led the settlers of the valley against the oppression of Basil "Buck" Courtrey (Campeau), whose rustlers terrorized the community. Courtrey admires Tharon, the only woman of the valley that he considers fit to be his mate, and murders her father to deprive her of his protection. Tharon swears revenge and becomes leader of the settlers, which results in a long struggle with many fights.

Cast

as Tharon Last * Jack Mower as Billy * Will Walling as Jim Last (credited as Will R. Walling) * Howard Ralston as Clive * Clarence Burton as Black Bart * George Field as Wylackie *

Beulah Dark Cloud Beulah Dark Cloud (also known as Beulah Tahamont) was a Native American actress and performer who appeared in several silent films by D. W. Griffith. Biography Beulah Dark Cloud was born Beulah T. Filson on March 28, 1887, in Lake George, New ...

as Anita (credited as Mrs Dark Cloud) *

Fred Huntley Fred Huntley (29 August 1862 in London, England – 1 November 1931 in Hollywood, California) was an English silent film actor and director. Fred Huntley made his theater debut at London's Covent Garden in 1879. After years as the leading m ...

as Confora (credited as Fred Huntly) *

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as Ellen * Frank Campeau as Basil Courtrey (uncredited)

References

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* 1922 films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Paul Powell (director) American black-and-white films Lost American films Lost Western (genre) films 1922 Western (genre) films 1922 lost films 1922 drama films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub