The Last Frontier 1926  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: William Boyd, Marguerite De La Motte, Jack Hoxie, J. Farrell MacDonald, Frank Coghlan Jr., Mitchell Lewis, Gladys Brockwell, Frank Lackteen
Government scout Tom Kirby (William Boyd) and Western legend Buffalo Bill Cody (Jack Hoxie) lead a wagon train through Indian territory when they are attacked. Beth, who was saved by Kirby though her parents were killed, is taken in by a crooked trader (Mitchell Lewis). When the Indians attack the town with a buffalo stampede, Kirby, with assorted Western heroes, arrives to take care of the situation. Remade as a serial in 1932.
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Oliver Twist 1922  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Jackie Coogan, Gladys Brockwell, Lon Chaney, Lionel Belmore, Esther Ralston, George Siegmann, James A. Marcus, Aggie Herring, Nelson McDowell, Lewis Sargent, Joan Standing, Carl Stockdale, Edouard Trebaol, Taylor Graves, Florence Hale
This is a good rendition of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist." Performed as a silent movie, it stars Jackie Coogan in the title role of the young pickpocket Oliver Twist and Lon Chaney as his tutor, the devious Fagin.
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Seventh Heaven 1927  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: 7th Heaven
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Ben Bard, Charles Farrell, David Butler, Marie Mosquini, Albert Gran, Brandon Hurst, George E. Stone, Emile Chautard, Lillian West, Gladys Brockwell, Jessie Haslett
This story is about Diane (Janet Gaynor), a Parisian waif who, after being exploited by her sister Nana (Gladys Brockwell), finds a life with Chico (Charles Farrell), a sewer worker. When World War I begins, Chico has fallen in love with Diane, but he is sent to the front. Diane gets a report that Chico has been killed, but the report is wrong, and Chico, now blind, finds his way back to Diane. This film won Best Actress (Gaynor), Director, and Screenplay Academy Award honors. This was the first year for the Oscars and covered a two-year period (1927-28).
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| 1. The Last Frontier (1926)
2. Oliver Twist (1922)
3. Seventh Heaven (1927)
aka: 7th Heaven
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