A Major Seabury, who is negotiating the purchase of maverick horses for the Army, stops at Helen's ranch, where considerable action and danger lead to the disclosure of a plot to cheat the government. Jack, a neighboring rancher, discovers the real major in the custody of the confederates of Helen's foreman, Bull, who planned to cash the vouchers for the horses.
If you are looking for a lost masterpiece of the silent era, West of Santa Fe is not it. However, if you have an hour to kill and a specific craving for the unpolished, rough-and-tumble energy of 1920s Poverty Row Westerns, this film is a perfectly functional artifact. It is worth watching for silent film completists a...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
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"If you are looking for a lost masterpiece of the silent era, West of Santa Fe is not it. However, if you have an hour to kill and a specific craving for the unpolished, rough-and-tumble energy of 1920s Poverty Row Westerns, this film is a perfectly functional artifact. It is worth watching for silent film completists and those who enjoy seeing the evolution of the American stuntman, but general audiences will likely find its plotting paper-thin and its performances varying between wooden and wil..."
Buck Bucko
Brysis Coleman, Mack V. Wright
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