Film Snail

Western

The Wallop

The Wallop

May 9, 1921

John Wesley Pringle, adventurer at large, returns home after making his strike and finds his old girl friend, Stella, engaged to Christopher Foy, who is running for sheriff. Pringle foils an attempt by incumbent sheriff Matt Lisner to kill Foy, but when Foy is accused of a murder, Pringle, in a clever ruse, captures Foy, holds the posse at gunpoint, and then releases him, explaining his motive.

The Raiders

May 1, 1921

Northwest Mounted Policemen Fitzgerald and Herrick, who are later joined by Indian guide Uncas, have been detailed to track down a gang of whiskey-runners.

The Struggle

The Struggle

May 1, 1921

Spirited story of West, which begins after the hero has spent four years overseas and has left the army so much of a fighting devil that he becomes embroiled in a mix-up. Learning that his antagonist has died from wounds is the reason for the hero going West, when he meets a tramp who is on his way to join a gang of outlaws and who invites the ex-soldier to join.

The Blazing Trail

The Blazing Trail

May 1, 1921

Young doctor Bradley Yates has been trying to come up with a serum to counteract blood poisoning, with no results. Exhausted, he takes a rest in the Blue Ridge Mountains and stays in a small mountain community. When a young schoolteacher comes to town a romance develops between her and Bradley, but the local gossips have spread rumors that he has seduced Talithy, a local girl, and will abandon her for the teacher. Complications ensue.

Crossed Clues

Crossed Clues

April 30, 1921

Crossed Clues is a 1921 silent Western.

Out o' Luck

April 19, 1921

While riding over the plains Hoot encounters some officers searching for two escaped lunatics. Later he reaches a camp where two girls are on vacation. Both Hoot and the girls mistake each other for the lunatics.

Who Was the Man?

Who Was the Man?

April 16, 1921

Hoot appears on a ranch as a tenderfoot whose father wants to make a man of him. He falls in love with the rancher's daughter, but when all the cowboys rough him up without any retaliation on his part, the girls passes him up. She is just about to marry the foreman of the ranch, when Hoot shows him up as the head of a band of cattle rustlers, and discloses that he is not a tenderfoot but a Texas Ranger. Then the girl wants him back but Hoot gives her the laugh.

The Sky Pilot

The Sky Pilot

April 16, 1921

Arthur Moore, a missionary preacher, attempts to fit into the cowboy community so he can set up a church in the local saloon. Gwen, daughter of the "Old Timer," is injured in a stampede and loses her ability to walk. Though rejected by the townsfolk, the preacher's wisdom and love are needed if the young girl is to be healed. Shot in 'Vidor Village', Vidor's ill-fated studio property in California's High Sierra.

The Freeze-Out

The Freeze-Out

April 9, 1921

Into the town of Broken Buckle rides a stranger who threatens to open a new gambling establishment to rival the one operated by Denver Red and Headlight Whipple. The latter's sister, Zoe, who disapproves of her brother's saloon and is the local schoolteacher and owner of a notions store, tries to interest The Stranger in reforming the vice-ridden community.

Hands Off!

Hands Off!

April 3, 1921

Tex Robert rescues beautiful Ramona Wadley from the gang-leader of cattle rustlers. Later, he saves Ramona's sister from a stampede, and is then awarded a job on the Wadley ranch. The obligatory showdown features Pete and the gang.

The Last Chance

The Last Chance

April 1, 1921

Black Sparr, a hard-fighting, hard-drinking rancher, puts his son, Rance, through rigorous experiences to learn the ways of men. Rance thinks himself in love with Vivian Morrow. Vivian, an ambitious girl, longs for a life of finery away from the ranch and succumbs to the proposal of Braden, who offers her luxury.

Outwitting the Timber Wolf

Outwitting the Timber Wolf

March 29, 1921

Outwitting the Timber Wolf

Jesse James as the Outlaw

Jesse James as the Outlaw

March 29, 1921

Depicts Jesse James' return home to Missouri after the Civil War hoping to live a life of peace, but is falsely accused of robbing a bank. He is forced to take up a life of crime by being branded an outlaw. Crimes are commited and blamed on him, his family is maimed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, but all the while James is able to perform charitable acts to citizens. James is finally assasinated by Bob Ford. All told in a flashback style by Jesse James Jr. to a eastern baeu asking for his daughters' hand in marrage.

Jesse James Under the Black Flag

Jesse James Under the Black Flag

March 29, 1921

Shows James' joining of the Quantrill's raiders, a guerrilla force which fought against union sympathizers during the Civil War. James takes allegiance to the Black Flag, the raiders' banner. After the war he recieves kind treatment from a judge concerning his acts of crime and later meets and falls in love with Zee, with whom he wishes to live a peaceful life.

The One-Man Trail

The One-Man Trail

March 27, 1921

A young rancher searchs for the villain who murdered his father and ran off with his sister.

The Cactus Kid

The Cactus Kid

March 26, 1921

A slicker sells a fake oil lease to Gertrude's father. Later the villain discovers that the lease is valuable, and to get it back he kidnaps the girl. Hoot rescues her in a thrilling fight on top of an oil derrick.

Trapping the Wildcat

March 6, 1921

The brothers set out from their camp to trap the destructive and predatory bobcat.

The Hunger of the Blood

The Hunger of the Blood

March 1, 1921

1921 Western

The Show Down

The Show Down

February 26, 1921

Cowboy Snappy Walton (Art Acord) trying to same a damsel in distress, hunting down the bad men that's troubling her in this 2-reel western.

Colorado

Colorado

February 14, 1921

While in an army camp waiting to be discharged, Lt. Frank Hayden sees a fellow officer, Capt. Kincaid, attacking a girl. He stops Kincaid, thrashing him soundly in the process. However, to avoid a court-martial for striking a fellow officer, Hayden deserts and flees to the desert. He comes across Tom Doyle, who is stranded and dying of thirst, and takes Doyle back to his home. He meets and falls in love with Doyle's daughter Kitty.