''Fast and Fearless'' is a 1924 American silent

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film directed by

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, written by

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and starring Buffalo Bill, Jr. and Jean Arthur. The film is mostly lost: only reel 2 out of 5 has been saved at the

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Plot

Lightning Bill Lewis (Bill, Jr.) pursues to capture a gang led by Pedro Gómez (Magrill) that has been terrorizing a border town. When Pedro captures his girlfriend (Arthur), Bill uses the help of Captain Duerta (Riverto) to stop Pedro. In the end, Pedro is caught by Mexican soldiers and Bill is free to marry his girl.

Cast

* Buffalo Bill, Jr. as Lightning Bill Lewis * Jean Arthur as Mary Brown * William H. Turner as Judge Brown * George Magrill as Pedro Gómez * Julian Rivero as Captain Duerta * Emily Barrye as Blanca * Kewpie King as Fatty Doolittle * Steve Clemente as Gonzales * Victor Allen as Sheriff Hawkins

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* 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films 1924 lost films American black-and-white films Films directed by Richard Thorpe English-language Western (genre) films Lost American Western (genre) films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Lost silent American films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub