Film Snail

Western

The Scarlet Brand

December 7, 1927

Bottom-shelf Western star Neal Hart directs and stars in this silent western serial.

Fangs of Destiny

Fangs of Destiny

December 4, 1927

Dynamite -- Universal's answer to Warner Bros.' canine star Rin Tin Tin -- and his owner Jerry Matthews (Edmund Cobb) come to the aid of a beleaguered rancher in this typical low-budget "doggie melodrama" set in the West.

Wild Beauty

Wild Beauty

November 27, 1927

A soldier returns home from World War I with a beautiful black horse that he saved on the battlefield, and names Thunderhoof. He enters the horse in a local race, hoping to earn enough money to save the family ranch of the girl he loves. However, the crooks intent on taking the ranch manage to capture a notorious wild horse and enter it in the same race, believing that it can beat Thunderhoof and thereby ensure that they're able to take the ranch.

Buffalo Bill's Last Fight

Buffalo Bill's Last Fight

November 26, 1927

A 1927 Western short

Galloping Fury

Galloping Fury

November 20, 1927

Billy Haven, a young rancher, accidentally discovers that clay found on his ranch will, when mixed with water, become the most beautifying mud-pack cosmetic that any young girl, or old woman, could desire. Then the land-grabbers, clay-speculators, cosmetic companies and a show girl or two show up to get a piece of the action.

The Bandit's Son

The Bandit's Son

November 20, 1927

Bob McCall, a young cowboy, tries to save his outlaw father from being lynched for a crime he didn't commit.

The Arizona Wildcat

The Arizona Wildcat

November 20, 1927

Tom Mix plays a California breeder of polo ponies in love with a society gal. The cowboy saves the day when a member of her brother's polo team is injured during an important match. Mix immediately replaces him and amazes the audience with his spectacular riding stunts.

Blood Will Tell

Blood Will Tell

November 13, 1927

Rancher Buck Jones goes undercover as a ranch hand on his own spread

Gun Gospel

Gun Gospel

November 6, 1927

From Death Valley in the Mojave Desert to Mount Whittier, the outlaw gangs are wreaking havoc on the gold and money shipments from the mines and ranches. Wells Fargo organizes an express service that will insure the shipments and ensure a guaranteed delivery. Granger Hume is hired to help Wells-Fargo deliver on their promise.

A Wanderer of the West

A Wanderer of the West

November 6, 1927

In a plot to take control of the Lazy Y ranch, which holds water rights to the local area, a rancher kidnaps the Lazy Y owner's daughter. The ranch foreman manages to eventually foil the plot and get the girl.

Open Range

Open Range

November 5, 1927

Hired ranch hand Tex Smith is smitten with Lucy Blake, who lives in the cattle settlement of Marco. Meanwhile, Indian chief Brave Bear despises the encroachment of white people and conspires with Sam Hardman to steal the town's cattle during a rodeo.

Heroes of the Wild

Heroes of the Wild

November 1, 1927

The only key to a young woman's fortune lies in a marking on the leg of a horse called The Ghost of the Gauchos. But the woman's guardian, her uncle, plots to steal her wealth.

The Cherokee Kid

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Returning to his hometown, Bill Duncan conceals his identity due to a longstanding feud with the Flynne family. He is soon found out and arrested for the murder of rancher Red Flynne. Flynne's estate is bequeathed jointly to his foreman Rolfe McPherson and his daughter Helen. Helen believes her father wished her to marry Rolfe, unaware that he plotted the murder. Clued in by the housekeeper of Rolfe's guilt, Bill escapes and pursues Rolfe who has kidnapped Helen and is headed for the Mexican border. Bill comes to the rescue, brings the villain to justice, and wins Helen.

Jesse James

Jesse James

October 15, 1927

A light approach on the life of Jesse James.

Shootin' Irons

Shootin' Irons

October 8, 1927

Story of a rancher clearing his girlfriend's father of a crime he didn't commit

A Made-To-Order Hero

A Made-To-Order Hero

October 8, 1927

Bert Lane and Margery Murray are in love, but her aunt insists she marry either a society man or a hero, so his hands decide that he will be a made-to-order hero - but society man Fred Van Ralt keeps getting the credit.

Wolf's Trail

Wolf's Trail

October 2, 1927

Heralded as a "Universal Thrill Feature," this minor outdoor melodrama starred Dynamite, one of canine phenomenon Rin Tin Tin's legion of imitators. Veteran actor Edmund Cobb headed the human cast as Captain Tom Grant, a Texas ranger impersonating an outlaw in order to infiltrate a gang of smugglers.

The Red Raiders

The Red Raiders

September 27, 1927

Lone wolf, who is stirring up the Indians against the wishes of his elders, gets the job of scout at the fort. When he hears of the approval of the new reservation, he sends his men to trap Scott and his troop before they can deliver the information.

Painted Ponies

Painted Ponies

September 25, 1927

A rodeo rider arrives in Toptown to compete in the local rodeo. He meets a pretty young girl who, with her crippled father, runs a merry-go-round for the town's children. The town bully, who has designs on the young girl, tries to drive off the cowboy but is beaten senseless in the resulting fight. Soon afterwards, however, the girl's father is found shot, and the cowboy is arrested for the crime.

The Mojave Kid

The Mojave Kid

September 25, 1927

A cowboy searchs for his mysteriously vanished father.