The Half Breed (1922)

The Half Breed

1922

Western

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Charles A. Taylor

Cast

Ann May as Doll Pardeau

Eugenia Gilbert as Marianne

Herbert Prior as Ned Greenwood (as Herbert Pryor)

Hugh Thompson as Ross Kennion

Joseph J. Dowling as Judge Huntington

Lew Harvey as The Snake

Mary Anderson as Evelyn Huntington

Nick De Ruiz as Juan Del Rey