The Broken Spur

The Broken Spur
Directed by	Ben F. Wilson
Written by	J. Grubb Alexander
Produced by	Ben F. Wilson
Starring	Jack Hoxie Evelyn Nelson Marin Sais
Production company	Ben Wilson Productions
Distributed by	Arrow Film Corporation
Release date	July 1921 (1921-07)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Broken Spur is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson and Marin Sais.[1]

Plot

An engineer attempts to construct a new railroad through the Canadian Northwest, facing opposition from a local bandit leader who fears the railroad will bring law and order to the area. Things are complicated by the fact that the two men are doppelgangers.

Cast

• Jack Hoxie as 'Silent' Joe Dayton/Jacques Durand
• Evelyn Nelson as 'Angel' Lambert
• Jim Welch as Bill Lambert
• Wilbur McGaugh as Pierre LeBac
• Edward W. Borman as John Dexter
• Harry L. Rattenberry as Andy MacGregor
• Marin Sais as Ida Hunt

References

1. Langman, p. 50

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.
• 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

• The Broken Spur at IMDb