Charles Richmond, wealthy mine owner, closes his door to his son, Craig, because he wants to give him a taste of the world. Craig, a geologist, goes to a mine considered worthless by his father, to study rock specimens there.

The Paradox of the Effete GeologistThe 1924 silent feature The Fighting Sap stands as a fascinating ideological artifact from the zenith of the American Western. Directed with a kinetic energy that belies its age, the film challenges the prevailing zeitgeist of the 'rugged frontiersman' by introducing a protagonist who...

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Albert S. Rogell

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"The Paradox of the Effete GeologistThe 1924 silent feature The Fighting Sap stands as a fascinating ideological artifact from the zenith of the American Western. Directed with a kinetic energy that belies its age, the film challenges the prevailing zeitgeist of the 'rugged frontiersman' by introducing a protagonist whose primary weapon is a magnifying loupe rather than a six-shooter—at least initially. Fred Thomson, an actor whose athletic pedigree rivaled that of Douglas Fairbanks, portrays Cra..."
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