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{{Infobox film
| name = The Plunderer
| name = The Plunderer
| image =
| image = Plunderer lobby card 3.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Lobby card
| director = [[George Archainbaud]]
| director = [[George Archainbaud]]
| producer = [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]]
| producer = [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]]
| writer = [[Doty Hobart]]
| writer = Doty Hobart
| starring = [[Evelyn Brent]]
| starring = [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]]<br />[[Evelyn Brent]]
| music =
| cinematography = Jules Cronjager
| cinematography = Jules Cronjager
| editing =
| distributor = [[Fox Film Corporation]]
| distributor = [[Fox Film Corporation]]
| released = {{film date|1924|3|30}}
| released = {{film date|1924|3|30}}
| runtime =
| runtime =
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br />English intertitles
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'''''The Plunderer''''' is a 1924 [[silent film|silent]] American [[Western (genre)|Western film]] directed by [[George Archainbaud]] and starring [[Evelyn Brent]]. An earlier version starred [[William Farnum]] in 1920.<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Plunderer1924.html |title=Silent Era: The Plunderer |accessdate=2011-09-06 |work=silentera.com}}</ref> The film is considered to be [[lost film|lost]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook |first=Lynn |last=Kear |year= 2009 |isbn= 978-0-7864-4363-5 |page= 141 |accessdate= 6 September 2011}}</ref>
'''''The Plunderer''''' is a lost 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] [[Western (genre)|Western film]] directed by [[George Archainbaud]] and starring [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]] and [[Evelyn Brent]]. An earlier version filmed in 1920 starred [[William Farnum]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Plunderer1924.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Plunderer'' |access-date=September 6, 2011 |work=silentera.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book |title=Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook |url=https://archive.org/details/evelynbrentlifef00kear |url-access=limited |first=Lynn |last=Kear |year= 2009 |isbn= 978-0-7864-4363-5 |page= [https://archive.org/details/evelynbrentlifef00kear/page/n151 141] |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers }}</ref>


== Cast ==
==Plot==
As described in a film magazine review,<ref name="ETR">{{cite journal |last=Cruikshank |first=Herbert K. |title=Box Office Reviews: ''The Plunderer'' |journal=Exhibitors Trade Review |volume= |issue= |pages=28 |publisher=Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation |date=5 April 1924 |location=New York |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibi00newy/page/n379/mode/1up |accessdate=3 November 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> Richard Townsend goes West to develop his heritage, the unproductive Croix D'or gold mine. He and Bill Matthews, his trusty foreman, discover that the mine is being plundered of its gold by Bill Presbey, the owner of the adjacent claim and father of Joan. Richard loves Joan, and Matthews is in love with The Lily, the fair proprietor of the mining town [[honky-tonk]]. After several exciting episodes that include fights, a strike, the dynamiting of a dam, a fire, and a mine cave-in, love and virtue triumph. Presbey succumbs to his daughter's plea plus Matthews' fists and returns the stolen gold. The Lily reforms and everything points to happiness ever after for her and Bill as well as for Richard and Joan.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]] as Bill Matthews
* [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]] as Bill Matthews
* [[Evelyn Brent]] as The Lily
* [[Evelyn Brent]] as The Lily
* [[Tom Santschi]] as Bill Presbey
* [[Tom Santschi]] as Bill Presbey
* [[James Mason (American actor)|Jim Mason]] as The Wolf (as James Mason)
* [[James Mason (American actor)|Jim Mason]] as The Wolf (credited as James Mason)
* [[Peggy Shaw]] as Joan Presbey
* [[Peggy Shaw (actress)|Peggy Shaw]] as Joan Presbey
* [[Eddie Phillips (actor)|Eddie Phillips]] as Richard Townsend (as Edward Phillips)
* [[Eddie Phillips (actor)|Eddie Phillips]] as Richard Townsend (credited as Edward Phillips)
* [[Dan Mason (actor)|Dan Mason]] as Bells Parks
* [[Dan Mason]] as Bells Parks
}}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0015237|title=The Plunderer}}
{{commons category|The Plunderer (1924 film)}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0015237|title=The Plunderer}}
* {{allmovie|106283|The Plunderer}}


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Latest revision as of 05:37, 15 August 2024

The Plunderer
Lobby card
Directed byGeorge Archainbaud
Written byDoty Hobart
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringFrank Mayo
Evelyn Brent
CinematographyJules Cronjager
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • March 30, 1924 (1924-03-30)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Plunderer is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Frank Mayo and Evelyn Brent. An earlier version filmed in 1920 starred William Farnum.[1] [2]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] Richard Townsend goes West to develop his heritage, the unproductive Croix D'or gold mine. He and Bill Matthews, his trusty foreman, discover that the mine is being plundered of its gold by Bill Presbey, the owner of the adjacent claim and father of Joan. Richard loves Joan, and Matthews is in love with The Lily, the fair proprietor of the mining town honky-tonk. After several exciting episodes that include fights, a strike, the dynamiting of a dam, a fire, and a mine cave-in, love and virtue triumph. Presbey succumbs to his daughter's plea plus Matthews' fists and returns the stolen gold. The Lily reforms and everything points to happiness ever after for her and Bill as well as for Richard and Joan.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Plunderer". silentera.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  2. ^ Kear, Lynn (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7864-4363-5.
  3. ^ Cruikshank, Herbert K. (April 5, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Plunderer". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 28. Retrieved November 3, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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