The Avenger is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones and Dorothy Revier. The film is loosely based on the exploits of legendary Mexican bandit Joaquin Murrieta, who, in the mid-19th century, went to California and, according to the legend, swore vengeance against Americans and began of a series of robberies in the mining country after being discriminated against by white men.[1]
| The Avenger | |
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Written by | George Morgan Jack Townley |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser |
| Starring | Buck Jones Dorothy Revier Otto Hoffman |
| Cinematography | Charles J. Stumar |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Russell Malmgren (sound engineer) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was remade in 1942 as Vengeance of the West, directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter.[2]
Plot
editIn 1849, Joaquin Murietta is determined to track down the three men, Black Kelly, Ike Mason, and Al Goss, who lynched his brother. As "The Black Shadow," he robs the rich, gives to the poor, and romances the new school teacher Helen Lake.[3]
Cast
edit- Buck Jones as Joaquin Murietta aka The Black Shadow (as Charles 'Buck' Jones)
- Dorothy Revier as Helen Lake
- Otto Hoffman as Black Kelly
- Sidney Bracey as Windy
- Edward Hearn as Captain Paul Lake
- Walter Percival as Al Goss
- Edward Peil Sr. as Ike Mason
- Paul Fix as Juan Marietta
References
edit- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (December 21, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 381–382. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Avenger (1931) - Roy William Neill - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
External links
edit- The Avenger at IMDb
- The Avenger at AllMovie
- The Avenger at the TCM Movie Database
- The Avenger at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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