The Desperate Game (1926)
ActionAdventureDramaRomanceWestern
Jim Wesley returns from college with a silk shirt and eastern ways, earning the contempt of the cowpunchers on his father's ranch. With a little hard riding and fancy roping, however, Jim proves himself to be a regular guy. Jim's father is involved in a dispute over water rights with Adam Grayson, a neighboring rancher, and the two men decide to settle the disagreement by a marriage between Jim and Grayson's daughter, Marguerite. The young people refuse, but when Marguerite is attacked by a rejected suitor, Jim comes quickly to her rescue.
Directors: Joseph Franz, Milburn Morante.
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Pete Morrison as Jim Wesley |
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Lightning the Horse as Jim's Horse |
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Dolores Gardner as Marguerite Grayson |
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Jim Welch as Mr. Wesley - Jim's Father |
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Jere Austin as Mel Larrimer |
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J.P. Lockney as Adam Grayson |
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Al Richmond as Montana McGraw |
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Virginia Warwick as Belle Deane |
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Lew Meehan as Bat Grayson |
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Milburn Morante as Shinney |
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Merrill McCormick as Luke Grayson |
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Bert Lindley as Pat Davis |
| Directing | Joseph Franz | Director |
| Directing | Milburn Morante | Director |
| Writing | George Elwood Jenks | Story |
| Writing | Frank S. Beresford | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | William Thornley | Director of Photography |