Devil Dog Dawson

1921 film

May 1921 (1921-05)

Running time

5 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Devil Dog Dawson is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Karl R. Coolidge and starring Jack Hoxie, Helene Rosson and Evelyn Selbie. It was produced by Unity Photoplays and released on the states-rights market by Arrow Film Corp.

Many remaining scenes from this film were thought to have been cut at the time because they depicted alcohol consumption, which was illegal at the time.

Plot

A group of three settlers in Oregon have their horses stolen by outlaws. Their horses are returned by three cowboys. The cowboys later save the settlers again when they are threatened by farmworkers.^[1]

Cast

Jack Hoxie
Helene Rosson
Evelyn Selbie
Wilbur McGaugh
Arthur Mackley

Preservation

The film was considered lost. Previously, the only surviving footage from this film—38 seconds' worth—was found in a mislabeled tin by a collector in Ohio. The title marked on the tin was Dangerous Hour – Eddie Polo. The canister and its contents were the subject of an investigation in a 2006 episode of the PBS series History Detectives. The film segment was preserved and restored by the Library of Congress. Another copy has been since located in the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy.^[2]

References

^ "Devil Dog Dawson (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Devil Dog Dawson