The Combat (1926 film)
The Combat is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring House Peters, Wanda Hawley, and Walter McGrail.[1]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[2] two-fisted lumberjack Blaze Burke is made boss of Jerry Flint's logging camp and proceeds to eliminate an opposition gang of huskies led by Red McLaughlin. Double-crossed by Milton Symmons, he takes the latter's prospective bride Alice Childers to a lonely cabin. Trailed by McLaughlin, they fight with McLaughlin falling over a cliff to his death. Blaze restores Alice to Milton. Subsequently he saves Alice from a forest fire but Milton perishes in it. In the end, Blaze wins the affections of Alice.
Cast
- House Peters as Blaze Burke
- Wanda Hawley as Alice Childers
- Walter McGrail as Milton Symmons
- C.E. Anderson as Red McLaughlin
- Charles Hill Mailes as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Flint
- Steve Clemente as Halfbreed
- Howard Truesdale as Sheriff
References
- ^ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 140. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (February 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Combat", Motion Picture News, 33 (8), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 914, retrieved March 22, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- The Combat at IMDb