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The Half-Breed is a 1916 film directed by Allan Dwan. It stars Douglas Fairbanks as Lo Dorman (a pun, as it phonetically means "Sleeping Water" in French) [1] a man competing for the love of the local preacher's daughter ( Jewel Carmen) with the local sheriff ( Sam De Grasse ).
The Half-Breed: Directed by Allan Dwan. With Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse, Tom Wilson. 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.
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- Western
- Allan Dwan
- 1916-07-30
When Douglas Fairbanks, Allan Dwan, and Anita Loos adapted Harte’s novella as The Half-Breed in 1916, the poetic idea of the Noble Savage was perhaps less in vogue than the 19th century notion that Native Americans were just plain savage. Ishi, the last “wild” Indian died that same year after spending his last years as a living exhibit in an anthropological museum in San Francisco. The ...
Triangle Motion Picture Company. Directed by Allan Dwan. Screenplay by Bret Harte, Anita Loos. Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse, Tom Wilson, Jewel Carmen. Synopsis. An introductory section recounts the story of the half-breed Lo Dorman's (Fairbanks) parents.
Overview. 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 ...
Brief Synopsis. A Western outsider tries to help a woman on the run after killing her faithless lover. Cast & Crew. Read More. Allan Dwan. Director. Douglas Fairbanks. Lo Dorman. Alma Reuben. Teresa. Sam De Grasse. Sheriff Dunn. Tom Wilson. Curson. Frank Brownlee. Winslow Wynn. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As.
Directed by Allan Dwan. 70 min | 1916 | United States. Program Essay Borrow Title Buy Now. Available Formats 35mm, DCP, Blu-ray. Music Donald Sosin (on digital formats) About the Film. Ostracized from white society, Lo Dorman, a half-breed, lives in the forest on the outskirts of town with his adopted Indian grandfather.
