''The Escape'' is a 1926 American silent

Western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

directed by

Milburn Morante Milburn Morante (April 6, 1887 – January 28, 1964) was an American actor, film director and makeup artist.Katchmer p. 267 Partial filmography * '' The Covered Trail'' (1924) * '' Battling Mason'' (1924) * ''The Terror of Pueblo'' (1924) * '' ...

and starring

Pete Morrison George D. "Pete" Morrison (August 8, 1890 – February 5, 1973) was an American silent western film actor born in Westminster, Colorado. During his childhood he lived in Morrison, Colorado (named for his grandfather George Morrison) and Idaho S ...

, Barbara Starr, and Frank Norcross.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Johnny Bowers and Howard Breen are rival suitors for Evelyn Grant, daughter of the town's bank owner. Breen is also secretly head of a bandit gang and plans a robbery of the stagecoach while it is bringing money to the bank. Johnny and his men are jailed on a false charge, but they escape, halt the stage, and preemptively take the money to the bank. The gang then holds up the bank and is pursued by a posse. Breen is killed. Johnny and Evelyn become a couple.

Cast

as Johnny Bowers * Barbara Starr as Evelyn Grant * Frank Norcross as Jeremiah Grant * Bruce Gordon as Howard Breen *

Elmer Dewey Elmer Dewey was an actor in silent films. He was also known as Dan Danilo. Filmography *'' Girls Don't Gamble'' (1921) as Stanley Marr *''Bring Him In'' (1921) as Baptiste *''Taking Chances'' (1922) as José Borquez *'' The Escape'' (1926) as Sila ...

as Silas Peele * Jane Arden as Flossie Lane * Tex Young as Manuel Estrada

References

External links

* 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Milburn Morante American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{silent-film-stub