The Half-Breed (1916)
In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan Dwan. Fairbanks stars as Lo Dorman, who has been ostracized from society because of this mixed ethnicity - his Native American mother was abandoned by his white father. When Lo catches the eye of the rich white debutante Nellie (Jewel Carmen), he becomes a target for the racist Sheriff Dunn (Sam De Grasse), who wants to break them up and take Nelli for his own. This love triangle becomes a quadrangle with the arrival of Teresa (Alma Rubens), who is on the run from the law. Through fire and fury Lo must decide who and what he truly loves.
Director: Allan Dwan
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Douglas Fairbanks as Lo Dorman |
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Alma Rubens as Teresa |
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Sam De Grasse as Sheriff Dunn |
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Tom Wilson as Curson |
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Frank Brownlee as Winslow Wynn |
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Jewel Carmen as Nellie |
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George Beranger as Jack Brace |
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Elmo Lincoln as The Doctor |
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Winifred Westover as Belle-the-Blonde |
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Wyatt Earp as Face in the Crowd |
| Directing | Allan Dwan | Director |
| Writing | Anita Loos | Writer |
| Writing | Bret Harte | Story |
| Crew | Victor Fleming | Cinematography |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
