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The Plunderer
The Plunderer
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Directed by	George Archainbaud
Written by	Doty Hobart
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Frank Mayo; Evelyn Brent
Cinematography	Jules Cronjager
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	March 30, 1924;
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

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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

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

Frank Mayo as Bill Matthews
Evelyn Brent as The Lily
Tom Santschi as Bill Presbey
Jim Mason as The Wolf (credited as James Mason)
Peggy Shaw as Joan Presbey
Eddie Phillips as Richard Townsend (credited as Edward Phillips)
Dan Mason as Bells Parks

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Plunderer". silentera.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ 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.
^ 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

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[silentera-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.

[ETR-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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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 | cinematography = Jules Cronjager
-| editing        =
 | distributor    = [[Fox Film Corporation]]
 | released       = {{film date|1924|3|30}}
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 | country        = United States
-| language       = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
+| language       = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br />English intertitles
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-'''''The Plunderer''''' is a 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] American [[Western (genre)|Western film]] directed by [[George Archainbaud]] and starring [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]] and [[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=Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Plunderer'' |access-date=September 6, 2011 |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 |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] }}</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
 * [[Evelyn Brent]] as The Lily
 * [[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 (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]] as Bells Parks
+}}
 ==References==
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+* {{IMDb title|id=0015237|title=The Plunderer}}
-*{{allmovie|106283|The Plunderer}}
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-[[Category:Lost Western (genre) films]]
-[[Category:Lost American films]]
 [[Category:Fox Film films]]
+[[Category:Lost American Western (genre) films]]
 [[Category:Silent American Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1920s American films]]
+[[Category:1920s English-language films]]
+[[Category:English-language Western (genre) films]]
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+{{1920s-Western-film-stub}}
+{{silent-film-stub}}

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