The Half-Breed

Jul 30 1916 N/A 1h 13m
Western

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.

Plot

An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. He defends her from danger in the forest and from Sheriff Dunn.

Written by

Bret Harte, Anita Loos

Directed by

Allan Dwan

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fine Arts Film Company

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
243
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA