Big Stakes is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Clifford S. Elfelt.[1]
| Big Stakes | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Clifford S. Elfelt |
| Screenplay by | Frank Howard Clark |
| Based on | "High Stakes" by Earl Wayland Bowman |
| Produced by | Franklyn E. Backer |
| Starring | J.B. Warner Elinor Fair |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | East Coast Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editTexan Jim Gregory (J.B. Warner) heads south-of-the-border where he falls for senorita Mercedes Aloyez (Elinor Fair); but she is betrothed to the handsome El Capitán Montoya (R. Henry Grey).
Hometown girl Mary Moore's (Willie Mae Carson) purity is under threat from the leader of the local Ku Klux Klan.
A Mexican jumping-bean competition will determine who will win the senorita. Jim is declared the winner, but Mercedes prefers Montoya.
Jim heads back across the border and saves Mary from the clutches of Klan leader Bully Brand(Les Bates).[2][3]
Cast
edit- J.B. Warner as Jim Gregory
- Elinor Fair as Señorita Mercedes Aloyez
- Les Bates as Bully Brand
- Willie Mae Carson as Mary Moore
- Hilliard Karr as Sidekick Skinny Fargo
- R. Henry Grey as El Capitán Montoya
- Ethelbert Knott as Pascal
- Louise Emmons as Mercedes Duena (uncredited)
Preservation status
editA print of Big Stakes is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Big Stakes at silentera.com
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (January 10, 2014). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7864-8610-6.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (December 13, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.16, c.1978 the American Film Institute
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Big Stakes
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Big Stakes (1922 film).
- Big Stakes at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Big Stakes at IMDb
- Big Stakes is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive[dead link]
- Synopsis at AllMovie