Fort Frayne

Fort Frayne
Directed by	Ben F. Wilson
Written by	George W. Pyper
Based on	Fort Frayne by Charles King
Produced by	Ben F. Wilson J. Charles Davis
Starring	Ben F. Wilson Neva Gerber Ruth Royce Lafe McKee
Cinematography	Alfred Gosden
Production company	Guaranteed Pictures
Distributed by	Davis Distributing Division
Release date	January 11, 1926 (1926-01-11)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Fort Frayne is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Ruth Royce, and Lafe McKee.[1] It is based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Charles King. It is now considered to be a lost film.

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,[2] Captain Malcolm Teale loves Helen Farrar, daughter of Colonel John Farrar. The Colonel, fatally wounded in an Indian fight, tells Teale that his son Royle, believed dead, is actually alive and a fugitive from justice. Following the death of the Colonel, his wife takes as a companion the woman who is the son's wife. The fugitive son joins the Army and meets his wife when he is assigned to the post. A series of coincidences entangle Teale, the son, and the son's wife, resulting in Teale and Helen becoming estranged. However, after some explanations, the difficulties are resolved.

Cast

• Ben F. Wilson as Capt. Malcolm Teale
• Neva Gerber as Helen Farrar
• Ruth Royce as Mrs. Daunton
• Bill Patton as Royle Farrar / Graice
• Lafe McKee as Col. John Farrar

References

1. Munden, p. 269
2. "New Pictures: Fort Frayne", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (12), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 54, September 12, 1925, retrieved September 6, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• Fort Frayne at IMDb