The Desert Outlaw
Encyclopedia
The Desert Outlaw is a 1924 silent
American Western film
directed by Edmund Mortimer
and starring Evelyn Brent
. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
American Western film
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
directed by Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer (actor)
Edmund Mortimer was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 251 films between 1913 and 1945. He also directed 23 films between 1918 and 1928....
and starring Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive.
Cast
- Buck JonesBuck JonesBuck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
as Sam Langdon - Evelyn BrentEvelyn BrentEvelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
as May Halloway - DeWitt JenningsDeWitt JenningsDeWitt Clarke Jennings was an American film actor. He appeared in 153 films between 1915 and 1937.-Biography:...
as Doc McChesney - William Haynes as Tom Halloway
- Claude PaytonClaude PaytonClaude Duval Payton was an American actor.-Career:Claude Duval Payton was a tall, bearded supporting actor in many silent films and other films. He toured exclusively with a stock company headed by his 1st cousin, Corse Payton...
as Black Loomis - William GouldWilliam Gould (actor)William Gould was an American film actor. He appeared in over 240 films between 1922 and 1953. He died in Long Beach, California.-Selected filmography:* Beasts of Paradise * The Riddle Rider...
as The Sheriff - Robert Klein as Mad McTavish (as Bob Klein)