The Crimson Challenge

1922 film

April 2, 1922 (1922-04-02)

Running time

50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Crimson Challenge is a lost^[1] 1922 American silent Western film directed by Paul Powell and written by Vingie E. Roe and Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Jack Mower, Will Walling, Howard Ralston, Clarence Burton, George Field, and Beulah Dark Cloud. The film was released on April 2, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Tharon Last (Dalton) is the daughter of Jim Last (Walling), the last man who led the settlers of the valley against the oppression of Basil "Buck" Courtrey (Campeau), whose rustlers terrorized the community. Courtrey admires Tharon, the only woman of the valley that he considers fit to be his mate, and murders her father to deprive her of his protection. Tharon swears revenge and becomes leader of the settlers, which results in a long struggle with many fights.

Cast

Dorothy Dalton as Tharon Last
Jack Mower as Billy
Will Walling as Jim Last (credited as Will R. Walling)
Howard Ralston as Clive
Clarence Burton as Black Bart
George Field as Wylackie
Beulah Dark Cloud as Anita (credited as Mrs Dark Cloud)
Fred Huntley as Confora (credited as Fred Huntly)
Irene Hunt as Ellen
Frank Campeau as Basil Courtrey (uncredited)

References

^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database The Crimson Challenge
^ Hans J. Wollstein (2016). "The-Crimson-Challenge - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "The Crimson Challenge". afi.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "Reviews: The Crimson Challenge". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (17). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 62. April 22, 1922.