Is The Bandit's Son a lost treasure of the silent era or just another assembly-line Western? Short answer: It is a vital piece of genre history that survives on the raw, kinetic energy of Bob Steele, even if the plot feels like it was written in a fever dream of clichés. This film is for the dedicated cinephile who val...
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Wallace Fox
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"Is The Bandit's Son a lost treasure of the silent era or just another assembly-line Western? Short answer: It is a vital piece of genre history that survives on the raw, kinetic energy of Bob Steele, even if the plot feels like it was written in a fever dream of clichés. This film is for the dedicated cinephile who values physical performance over complex plotting; it is decidedly not for those who require modern pacing or nuanced moral ambiguity.This film works because Bob Steele’s natural athl..."
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