

Is Double Daring worth seeking out in an age of high-definition blockbusters? Short answer: only if you have a deep-seated reverence for silent-era Westerns or a scholarly interest in the early career of Jean Arthur. For the casual viewer, it will feel like a dusty artifact, but for the cinema historian, it offers a fa...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Richard Thorpe

Edward LeSaint
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"Is Double Daring worth seeking out in an age of high-definition blockbusters? Short answer: only if you have a deep-seated reverence for silent-era Westerns or a scholarly interest in the early career of Jean Arthur. For the casual viewer, it will feel like a dusty artifact, but for the cinema historian, it offers a fascinating glimpse into the Poverty Row production machine of 1926.This film is for the completionists who want to see the DNA of the American Western before it became a polished my..."
Betty Burbridge, Richard Thorpe
United States

