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The Branded Sombrero

Name: The Branded Sombrero
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Released: 1928
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Leila Hyams, Jack Baston, Buck Jones, Silver, Stanton Heck

1928Lambert HillyerIMDb: 5.2/10

Synopsis

On his dying bed, "HonestJohn" Hallett, a respected cattleman who, unknown to others, built his cattle empire off the proceeds of rustled cattle, gives a branded sombrero to his sons, Starr and Lane. He tells them the brands are of the ranches he rustled cattle from, and gets his sons to pledge to go back and repay the ranchers he stole from.

Director

Lambert Hillyer

Cast

Francis Ford

Leila Hyams

Stanton Heck

Editor's Choice Analysis

The Branded Sombrero: A Quaint, Uneven Western Relic

Okay, so The Branded Sombrero. Should you watch it today? Probably not, unless you’re really, truly into early 1930s Westerns where the plot is less a journey and more a series of ...

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The Branded Sombrero

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52%Popularity60%

#209Archive Rank#486

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The Branded Sombrero FAQ

The movie The Branded Sombrero was directed by Lambert Hillyer.

The Branded Sombrero was released in the year 1928.

The Branded Sombrero has an IMDb rating of 5.2 out of 10.

The Branded Sombrero is a movie from United States.

The Branded Sombrero is categorised as Action, Drama, Western, Adventure, Romance in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Branded Sombrero features Francis Ford, Leila Hyams, Stanton Heck, Silver.

The screenplay for The Branded Sombrero was written by Cherry Wilson, James Kevin McGuinness, Lambert Hillyer.

If you enjoy The Branded Sombrero, you might also like Cynthia of the Minute (1920), Eva, wo bist du? (1920), The Night Riders (1920), John Petticoats (1919).

Yes, The Branded Sombrero (1928) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Action and Drama qualities.