The Half-Breed

Jul 30, 1916

1h 12m

★ 6.6

Overview

In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan Dwan. Fairbanks stars as Lo Dorman, who has been ostracized from society because of this mixed ethnicity - his Native American mother was abandoned by his white father. When Lo catches the eye of the rich white debutante Nellie (Jewel Carmen), he becomes a target for the racist Sheriff Dunn (Sam De Grasse), who wants to break them up and take Nelli for his own. This love triangle becomes a quadrangle with the arrival of Teresa (Alma Rubens), who is on the run from the law. Through fire and fury Lo must decide who and what he truly loves.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Fine Arts Film Company

The Half-Breed Trailers

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Cast

Lo Dorman

Douglas Fairbanks

Teresa

Alma Rubens

Sheriff Dunn

Sam De Grasse

Curson

Tom Wilson

Winslow Wynn

Frank Brownlee

Nellie

Jewel Carmen

Jack Brace

George Beranger

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