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The Half-Breed
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The Half-Breed

Jul 30, 1916
1h 12m
★ 6.5

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

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Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

Lo Dorman

Douglas Fairbanks

Alma Rubens

Teresa

Alma Rubens

Sam De Grasse

Sheriff Dunn

Sam De Grasse

Tom Wilson

Curson

Tom Wilson

Frank Brownlee

Winslow Wynn

Frank Brownlee

Jewel Carmen

Nellie

Jewel Carmen

George Beranger

Jack Brace

George Beranger

Elmo Lincoln

The Doctor

Elmo Lincoln

Winifred Westover

Belle-the-Blonde

Winifred Westover

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