''Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' is a 1925 American silent

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film directed by

Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson (also credited as Benjamin Wilson; July 7, 1876 – August 25, 1930), was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era.Neva Gerber Genevieve Dolores Gerber (April 3, 1894 – January 2, 1974) was an American silent film actress who appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1930. Early life and career She was born in Argenta, Illinois, to S. Nelson Gerber (1870 ...

, Robert Walker and

Ruth Royce Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 – May 7, 1971) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri. Career Royce appeared in the serial, ''The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920), which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Ham ...

.Connelly p.422 It is based on the novel of the same name by Charles King.

Cast

as Evelyn Brower * Robert Walker as Lt. Booth *

Chief Yowlachie Chief Yowlachie (August 15, 1890 – March 7, 1966), also known as Daniel Simmons; was a Native American actor from the Yakama tribe in the U.S. state of Washington, known for playing supporting roles and bit parts in numerous films. He is pe ...

as Tonio * Jim Welch as Col. Brower *

as Mrs. Bennett * Dick Hatton as Sanchez * Bill Patton as Henchman * Fred Gamble as Lt. Willet *

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as Lt. Downs *

Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ...

as Soldier

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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

* 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ben F. Wilson 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub