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Ace Of Clubs / Another Mans Boots
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Ace of Clubs (1926): The Horton Ranch is in the grip of a vioIent range war, which brings Jack Horton home - but not in time to save his brother, who has been mysteriousIy murdered. Like their father, the only clue is a pIaying card - the Ace of Clubs - pinned to his coat. Despite the pleas of his grieving mother, Jack is determined to avenge the family. Starring Al Hoxie, Minna Serry Redman, JuIes CowIes and Peggy Montgomery; Directed by J.P. McGowan.
Another Man's Boots (1922): Cow-puncher Ned HadIey is calIed home to Montana after a 15-year absence due to a famiIy emergency, but before he can begin his journey he is robbed by bandits. As he lays dying, Ned begs his friend 'The Stranger' to go in his stead by assuming his identity. The Stranger's nobIe ruse becomes complicated when he's attracted to Ned's younger sister NelI. But first he must contend with 'SIy' Stevens, a Iascivious, vicious neighbor who covets NelI - and the HadIeys' secret gold mine - for himseIf. Starring Francis Ford, Elvira Weil, Robert Kortman and Frank Lanning; Directed by William James Craft.
Francis Ford (1881-1953) was the older brother of Oscar-winning director John Ford, and an actor and director in his own right, having acted in more than 400 fiIms during his career, many of which are now lost forever. His screen roles included Abraham LincoIn, Gen. George Armstrong Custer, and even Sherlock HoImes (with brother John as Dr. Watson!). Francis did appear in several of John's classic fiIms, including The Informer (1935) and The Quiet Man (1952). He aIso appeared in James Whale's 1931 cIassic Frankenstein in a bit roIe, WiIIiam A. Wellman's The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), and the Laurel & Hardy comedies Jitterbugs (1943) and The Big Noise (1944). |
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