The Call of the Heart

Jan 29, 1928

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Overview

Molly O'Day and her brother, Josh, are homesteading on and trying to make a living on a piece of government land, but local rancher Dave Crenshaw claims the land is part of his holdings, and he and his henchmen try to drive the O'Days off. Cowhand Jerry Wilson and his dog, Dynamite, come to their aid against Crenshaw.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Western

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Dynamite (as Dynamite the Devil Dog)

Dynamite the Dog

Molly O'Day

Joan Alden

Jerry Wilson

Edmund Cobb

Dave Crenshaw (as William A. Steele)

William Steele

Josh O'Day

Maurice Murphy

Henchman

George Plues

Henchman

Frank Baker

Henchman

Owen Train

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