Big Stakes (1922)

Chasing a steer across the border a cowboy meets a senorita and stays on making the Mexican Captian jealous. When the Captain plans to have the cowboy killed, the cowboy gets the Captain to... See full summary »

Director:

Clifford S. Elfelt

Writer:

Earl Wayland Bowman (story)

Stars:

J.B. Warner, Elinor Fair, Les Bates

Cast

Cast overview:
J.B. Warner	...	Jim Gregory (as James B. Warner)
Elinor Fair	...	Señorita Mercedes Aloyez (as Eleanor Fair)
Les Bates	...	Bully Brand
Willie Mae Carson	...	Mary Moore (as Wilamae Carson)
Hilliard Karr	...	Sidekick Skinny Fargo (as H.S. Karr)
R. Henry Grey	...	El Capitán Montoya (as Robert H. Grey)
Ethelbert Knott	...	Pascal (as A. Knott)

Storyline

Chasing a steer across the border a cowboy meets a senorita and stays on making the Mexican Captian jealous. When the Captain plans to have the cowboy killed, the cowboy gets the Captain to agree to a contest between jumping beans. When the cowboy wins he says he will let the senorita decide between the two. But first he rides off to rescue another girl held by the hooded Night Riders and the Captain follows to back him up.

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Plot Keywords:

cowboy | waitress | ku klux klan | runaway horse | fistfight | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 1922 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metropolitan Pictures Corporation of California

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

The Mexican Army to the Rescue!

An excellent silent western starring the now unfortunately forgotten J.B. Warner. Told with good humor and interesting camerawork, we have Mr. Warner in love with a lovely Spanish senorita, his life saved by a jumping bean, then leading the Mexican army to rescue a woman from the Ku Klux Klan.

Surviving prints are a bit dupy after eighty years, but it's still a pleasant effort and well worth your time.