The Broken Spur

Jul 1, 1921

0h 50m

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Overview

Engineer Joe Dayton faces sabotage while constructing a railroad through the Canadian Northwest. Local bandit leader Jacques Durand attempts to stop the project, fearing it will bring law and order. Complicating matters, Dayton and Durand are look-alike doppelgangers.

Genres

Western

Drama

Production Companies

Ben Wilson Productions

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Cast

'Silent' Joe Dayton

Jack Hoxie

'Angel' Lambert

Evelyn Nelson

John Dexter

Edward W. Borman

Ida Hunt

Marin Sais

Bill Lambert

Jim Welch

Pierre LeBac

Wilbur McGaugh

Andy MacGregor

Harry L. Rattenberry

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