''Spoilers of the West'' is a 1927 American silent

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film directed by

W. S. Van Dyke Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' in 1932, ''The Thin Man'' in 1934, ''San Franc ...

, written by Joseph Farnham,

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, and Ross B. Wills, and starring

Tim McCoy Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he ap ...

, Marjorie Daw,

William Fairbanks William Fairbanks (born Carl Ullman; May 24, 1894 – April 1, 1945) was an American actor. He appeared in over 65 silent era films between 1916 and 1928. Biography Fairbanks was born Carl Ullman in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Charles ...

, Charles Thurston and

Chief John Big Tree Chief John Big Tree (born Isaac Johnny John, June 2, 1877 – July 6, 1967) was a member of the Seneca Nation and an actor who appeared in 59 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Onondaga Indian Reserva ...

. It was released on December 10, 1927, by

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 ...

Cast

as Lieutenant Lang * Marjorie Daw as Miss Benton *

as Benton * Charles Thurston as General Sherman *

as Red Cloud

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* 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{silent-film-stub