Border Vengeance | 1925 | Western

Title: Border Vengeance | 1925 | Western Director: Harry S. Webb Studio: Harry Webb Productions Starring: Jack Perrin, Josephine Hill, Tom London Release Date: July 11, 1925 Runtime: 48 Format: Silent; black-and-white; 5 reels ; English intertitles Country: United States Language: Silent Genres: Western --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Opening: Ranch partnership in jeopardy 00:09:30 Gambler’s hold: stake lost to Flash Denby 00:19:00 The swindle: pressure on Mary Sims 00:33:00 Breakout and pursuit 00:43:30 Showdown and resolution --- Summary: Wes Channing struggles to save his ranch after his partner Buck Littleton loses his stake to the gambler Flash Denby. Denby widens his scheme by trying to trick Mary Sims into signing away rights to her grandfather Rufe Sims’s mine. Wes intervenes to block the swindle, faces down Denby’s henchmen, and restores both the threatened ranch and the Sims claim, reflecting themes of frontier justice and the defense of homestead rights against predatory opportunists. --- Background: Produced by Harry Webb Productions and directed by Harry S. Webb from a story by Forrest Sheldon, Border Vengeance is a five-reel independent silent Western photographed by William Thornley. It premiered in Brooklyn on July 11, 1925, with further regional bookings noted later that summer. Contemporary trade sources variably credited Aywon Film Corp. in connection with distribution. The film typifies the brisk, low-budget Western vehicles of the mid-1920s and pairs cowboy star Jack Perrin with Josephine Hill and character heavy Tom London. --- Trivia: AFI records the film’s Brooklyn opening on July 11, 1925. The release was five reels in length, totaling approximately 4,850 feet. Jack Perrin and leading lady Josephine Hill were married in real life during this period. Tom London, who plays Flash Denby, became one of Hollywood’s most prolific Western character actors, with appearances in hundreds of films. Child actress Vondell Darr appears as Bumps Jackson and continued working into the early sound era. Harry S. Webb later co-founded Reliable Pictures in 1933, a Poverty Row studio specializing in Westerns. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: July 11, 1925 Original Studio / Distributor: Harry Webb Productions / Aywon Film Corp. Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: BorderVengeance 1925 SilentFilm Western JackPerrin PublicDomain ClassicCinema Source page: https: //www.loc.gov/item/2023600656/ Direct media URL: https: //tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mbrs/ntscrm/02340954/02340954.mp4