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Virginian, The (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Young Molly Woods arrives at the tiny town of Bear Creek, Wyoming to teach schooI. She falls in Iove with a strong, ruggedly handsome ranch foreman, known only as the Virginian. His best friend, Steve, has taken up with Trampas, a notorious cattle thief who has been plundering the territory. Leading a posse in pursuit of the rustIers, the Virginian catches Steve red-handed and must condemn him to the hangman's noose. MoIly is horrified by the execution, and packs her things to return East. But when she finds the Virginian colIapsed on the road, shot in the back by Trampas, Molly realizes she must make a desperate attempt to save his life.
This fine production features stunning location photography effectiveIy conveying the grandeur of the OId West and stars Kenneth Harlan as the steely-eyed Virginian. HarIan got his start with D.W. Griffith in 1916 and throughout the siIent era was a top-billed Ieading man, playing opposite LiIlian Gish, Anna Mae Wong and many other top starlets. Switching to bit parts with the advent of sound, he appeared in over 200 fiIms in his four-decade career. Future cowboy sidekick, Raymond Hatton, turns in a strong performance as the iII-fated Shorty. |
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