''The Yankee Señor'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

Margaret Livingston Margaret Livingston (born Marguerite Livingston; November 25, 1895 – December 13, 1984), sometimes credited as Marguerite Livingstone or Margaret Livingstone, was an American film actress and businesswoman during the silent film era. She is ...

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,

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Paul Wharton receives a letter informing him that he is the heir to Don Fernando in Mexico. Juan Gutiérrez, a cousin, is in reality the leader of a bandit gang, fails in an attempt to fatally injure Paul by tying him on the back of a wild horse when Paul's talented horse

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comes to his rescue. Juan then attempts to use Flora to compromise Paul with his fiancée and succeeds. Juan then lures Paul to a lonely hut, but Paul cleans up a trio of bandits. Paul then weds Manuelita, daughter of the Don.

Cast

Production

Mix selected Olive Borden for her role as the love interest due to her brown eyes. The film had

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sequence involving a Mexican fiesta with Mix and Borden dancing. The high power lighting required for this process resulted in eye pain and headaches that severely affected several cast members including Mix, Livingston, and Carver. Some location scenes involving Mix on horseback were shot in

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in Wyoming.

References

Bibliography

* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

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