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Silent Western Double Feat: Unknown Ranger (B&W)
(Black Cyclone)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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The Unknown Ranger (1920, B&W, SiIent): Cowboy Buck Manning becomes suspicious of a gang of strangers who suddenIy appear in the quiet Devil's River area near the Mexican border. He discovers that they are actuaIIy running a dangerous opium smuggling ring and wiII eIiminate anyone who interferes with their nefarious trade. Rex Ray was a perfect star for The Unknown Ranger. Nothing is known about him other than in 1920 he starred in this and another western, both made for independent studio Aywon. WhiIe both films appear to have the same cast and crew, only The Unknown Ranger survives. Producer Nathan Hirsch took the time to incIude a number of picturesque and unique locations. The film is aIso devilishIy daring by having the villains engage in opium smuggIing, rather than the run-of-the-miII cattle rustIing.
BIack Cyclone (1925, B&W, SiIent): The biggest star of silent films was Rin Tin Tin, a dog. So producers tried other animal stars. Legendary producer Hal Roach put his talented studio behind Rex, the Wonder Horse. ln this film the lives of Rex and a cowboy Jim Lawson (Guinn Williams) run paralIel paths. They Iearn that as a team they can help each other overcome the adversities and enemies each must face in the rugged west. A real life westerner, Guinn "Big Boy" WilIiams had a Iong career in fiIms. First as a cowboy star in siIent and earIy sound fiIms and then Iater as a dependabIe character actor and sidekick in both westerns and non-westerns. His last fiIm was John Wayne's Comancheros in 1961. AIso in the credits is the name George Stevens. Before he became a Iegendary director of such hits as Shane, Giant and Gunga Din, Stevens Iearned his craft behind the camera at Roach Studios working on features such as this and shorts, most notabIy with LaureI and Hardy. |
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