''The Last of the Duanes'' is a

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1919 silent film western directed by

J. Gordon Edwards James Gordon Edwards (June 24, 1867 – December 31, 1925) was a Canadian-born film director, producer, and writer who began his career as a stage (theatre), stage actor and stage director. Biography James Gordon Edwards was born in Montreal ...

and starring

William Farnum William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time. Biography Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachuse ...

. It is based on the 1914 novel '' Last of the Duanes'' by author

Zane Grey Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American fronti ...

. The

Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

produced and distributed the film.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''The Last of the Duanes''
/ref> This was the first of four films based on the novel; a 1924 adaptation starred

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...

, a 1930 adaptation starred George O'Brien, and a 1941 adaptation featured George Montgomery.

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as Buck Duane *

Louise Lovely Louise Lovely (born Nellie Louise Carbasse; 28 February 1895 – 18 March 1980) was an Australian film actress of Swiss-Italian descent. She is credited by film historians for being the first Australian actress to have a successful career i ...

as Jenny Lee *

Harry De Vere Harry De Vere (February 1, 1870, New York City – October 10, 1923, Los Angeles) was an American silent film actor. He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York in 1914 and starred in about 70 films until his d ...

as His Uncle *

Charles Clary Charles Clary (March 24, 1873 – March 24, 1931) was an American actor of the silent film era. Clary appeared in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1930. He was born in Charleston, Illinois and died on his 58th birthday in Los Angeles, Ca ...

as Cheseldine * G. Raymond Nye as Poggin *

Clarence Burton Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...

as Bland *

Lamar Johnstone Edward Lamar Johnstone (March 15, 1884 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director. Biography Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Johnstone starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911 and his death in 1919. He often starred alongs ...

as Captain Neil * Henry J. Hebert as Cal Bain * C. Edward Hatton as Stevens *

as Jenny Lee *

Genevieve Blinn Genevieve Blinn (born Genevieve Clothilde Nannery; June 12, 1874 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian actress who appeared on stage and in Hollywood silent motion pictures. She was a native of New Brunswick, Canada. Family Genevieve Nannery was t ...

as Mrs Lee

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* {{IMDb title, id=0010344/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 The Last of the Duanes at IMDb.com] * {{allmovie, 148941, synopsis {{J. Gordon Edwards {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Duanes 1919 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films 1919 lost films American black-and-white films Films based on short fiction Films based on works by Zane Grey Films directed by J. Gordon Edwards Fox Film films English-language Western (genre) films Lost American Western (genre) films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-Western-film-stub {{silent-film-stub

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