
Robert "Bob" Sands a rowdy cowboy, leads his friends in tearing up an Arizona town that has gone distressingly "dry," until members of the Law-and-Order League hog-tie Bob and ship him East on a passenger train. Bob, out for adventure, goes on to New York and becomes the guardian of the wild-tempered Larry Harrington, a millionaire's son.

C. Gardner Sullivan
United States

Branding Broadway: A Maverick's Metropolitan Metamorphosis The flickering shadows of early cinema often presented narratives steeped in the rugged individualism of the American West, but rarely with the delightful cultural dissonance witnessed in 1918's Branding Broadway. This film, a fascinating dep...

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William S. Hart

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" Branding Broadway: A Maverick's Metropolitan Metamorphosis The flickering shadows of early cinema often presented narratives steeped in the rugged individualism of the American West, but rarely with the delightful cultural dissonance witnessed in 1918's Branding Broadway. This film, a fascinating departure for its iconic star, William S. Hart, catapults the archetypal cowboy from the dusty, sun-baked plains of Arizona into the bustling, bewildering heart of New York City. It's..."


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