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film directed by

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and starring

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and William Steele.Langman, p. 454 The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Jack Duncan *

as Betty Barton * William Steele as Lem Dawson *

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as Lon Seeright *

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as Prof. Wilfred Winkle * Julia Griffith as Cythia Straight * Bob Burns as Sheriff *

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as Rider * Richard L'Estrange as Rider

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by William Wyler Universal Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{silent-film-stub