The Half Breed

May 31, 1922

1h 0m

★ 7.0

Overview

Delmar Spavinaw, an educated "half-breed," loves Evelyn Huntington, daughter of a racist judge. Evelyn's other suitor is Ross Kennion, a widower with one child, and owner of a vast tract of land which Spavinaw insists belongs to his Indian mother. Spavinaw seeks revenge when Judge Huntington decides to evict the squaw. Assisted by Juan Del Rey, a cattle rustler, Spavinaw steals the title to the land, wounds Kennion, stages a raid on the judge's cattle, and attempts to kidnap Kennion's son and Evelyn. The arrival of the sheriff forces him into flight across the border without his hostages. En route he meets Doll Pardeau, a school friend of Evelyn's, and together they ride for the Mexican border. Caught between a cattle stampede and a sheriff's posse, the couple catch a passing freight train, leaving calamity behind as the train slowly passes.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Oliver Morosco Productions

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Cast

Delmar Spavinaw

Wheeler Oakman

Doll Pardeau

Ann May

Evelyn Huntington

Mary Anderson

Ross Kennion

Hugh Thompson

Judge Huntington

Joseph J. Dowling

The Snake

Lew Harvey

Ned Greenwood (as Herbert Pryor)

Herbert Prior

Leon Pardeau

Sidney De Gray

Juan Del Rey

Nick De Ruiz

Marianne

Eugenia Gilbert

John Spavinaw

Carl Stockdale

Mary

Evelyn Selbie

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