The Untamed (1920 film)

The Untamed
The Untamed
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Directed by	Emmett J. Flynn
Written by	H.P. Keeler
Based on	The Untamed; 1919 novel; by Max Brand
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Tom Mix; Pauline Starke; George Siegmann;
Cinematography	Frank B. Good; Irving Rosenberg;
Production; company	Fox Film Company
Distributed by	Fox Film Company
Release date	August 29, 1920;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Untamed is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Tom Mix, Pauline Starke, and George Siegmann. It was based on a novel of the same name by Max Brand and was remade as a sound film Fair Warning in 1931.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[3] Whistling Dan (Mix), the adopted son of rancher Joe Cumberland (Barrows), has been raised since childhood with the latter aware of his instinct to fight like an animal and kill that which harms him. Joe has forbidden Dan from frequenting Morgan's Place, a gathering ground of local renegades and desperadoes. Joe then purchases the place with the intent to close it, and on the last day of its activity Dan encounters Jim Silent (Siegmann), an insulting cowboy. When he is left behind following an unfair fight to perish in the building after his enemy has set fire to it, Dan is rescued by his dovillainous g and horse. Starting off in pursuit of Jim, Dan is followed by Kate (Starke), his foster sister and sweetheart. Dan comes to doubt Kate after a pair of misrepresenting circumstances. After she falls into traps set by followers of Jim, she escapes with the help of Dan's dog and a member of Jim's gang who has an obligation to Dan for his freedom from arrest. She effects Dan's rescue and restores his faith in her.

Cast

Tom Mix as Whistling Dan
Pauline Starke as Kate Cumberland
George Siegmann as Jim Silent
Philo McCullough as Lee Haines
James O. Barrows as Joe Cumberland
Charles K. French as Tex Calder
Pat Chrisman as Kilduff
Sid Jordan as Hal Purvis
Major J.A. McGuire as Morgan
Frank Clark as Sheriff Morris
Joe Connelly as Buck Daniels

Preservation

A print of The Untamed is in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Solomon p. 325
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Untamed
^ "Reviews: The Untamed". Exhibitors Herald. 11 (14). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 90. October 2, 1920.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Untamed at silentera.com
^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Films: The Untamed

Bibliography

Aubrey Solomon. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

The Untamed at IMDb
The Untamed at the TCM Movie Database
The Untamed at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Solomon p. 325

[2] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Untamed

[3] "Reviews: The Untamed". Exhibitors Herald. 11 (14). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 90. October 2, 1920.

[4] Progressive Silent Film List: The Untamed at silentera.com

[5] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Films: The Untamed

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