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''The White Sheep'' is a 1924 American silent
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Hal Roach Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, a ...
and starring
Glenn Tryon Glenn Tryon (born Glenn Monroe Kunkel; August 2, 1898 – April 18, 1970) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1923 and 1951. Biography He was born as Glenn Monroe Kunke ...
,
Blanche Mehaffey Blanche Mehaffey (July 28, 1908 – March 31, 1968) was an American showgirl and film actress. Early life and career The daughter of Edward Mehaffey and his wife, soprano Blanche Berndt, she had a brother, Edward Mehaffey Jr. She started as ...
, and Jack Gavin.


Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine, “Fighting” Nelse Tyler (Gavin), with his two roughneck sons Milt (Kortman) and Mose (Willis), rule the town of Tyler with an iron hand and are always ready to fight each other or outsiders. There is another son, Tobias (Tryon), whom his father considers a “white sheep” who was a sentimental chap and not a fighter, much to the disgust of the others. Patience Matthews (Mehaffey) and her father, Judge Matthews (Lynton), come to the town and all the Tylers try to court her, but Tobias is the favorite. Tom Calvert (Clayton), a loan sharp, seeks to down Nelse Tyler and failing, cooks up a story that Nelse has murdered Newt Randall (Gilbert). Nelse is tried and, to save him, Tobias drags the court house across the state line, but the ruse fails as the frightened horses drag it back. Nelse is convicted and about to be hung when Tobias learns Newt is still alive. He goes after him, subdues him, and brings him back in time to save his father. Nelse declares Tobias is a real fighting Tyler and leaves him with Patience while he prepares to lick Tom and Newt.


Cast


Preservation

A copy of ''The White Sheep'' is held by a private collector and it has been released on dvd.Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The White Sheep''
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References


Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.


External links

* * 1924 films 1924 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Hal Roach American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub