At the age of 20, Francesca Hernández is as skillful at riding, shooting, and fencing as any man. At the ancestral Hernández ranch in South America, her grandfather, Don Francisco, is suffering from the depredations of his old enemies, the Oliveros family, and believing his grandchild to be a boy, he calls for "his" aid.


Does the 1927 silent classic Señorita still hold up for a modern viewer? Short answer: yes, but primarily as a showcase for the athletic brilliance of Bebe Daniels rather than as a revolutionary piece of cinema. This is a film specifically for fans of swashbuckling adventure and those interested in early feminist subve...

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

Clarence G. Badger

Clarence G. Badger
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"Does the 1927 silent classic Señorita still hold up for a modern viewer? Short answer: yes, but primarily as a showcase for the athletic brilliance of Bebe Daniels rather than as a revolutionary piece of cinema. This is a film specifically for fans of swashbuckling adventure and those interested in early feminist subversions of the Western genre, but it is certainly not for those who demand narrative logic or historical accuracy in their period pieces. In the landscape of 1920s cinema, we often..."

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John McDermott, Lloyd Corrigan
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