Film Snail

Western

Double Danger

Double Danger

November 13, 1920

Mr. Dawson can't pay the balance of a note owned by the villain, so the villain demands his daughter as payment.

Cinders

Cinders

November 6, 1920

A cowboy's flirtations with a lady on a passing train get him into trouble with his sweetheart.

The U.P. Trail

The U.P. Trail

November 1, 1920

Civil engineer Warren Neale rescues a badly wounded Allie Lee after her family is killed in an Indian massacre. Falling in love after nursing her back to health, Warren must yet again save Allie when she is kidnapped by a dangerous bandit.

The Galloping Devil

The Galloping Devil

November 1, 1920

Andy Green, a colorful cowboy, finds work at the Flying U cattle ranch, owned by Chip. Chip's foreman Dunk, who is Elsie Gray's guardian, attempts to force her to sign papers releasing him, but she refuses because he has stolen some of her money. Chip fires Dunk, who buys an adjoining sheep ranch, cutting off Chip's water supply and endangering his cattle.

Sundown Slim

Sundown Slim

October 31, 1920

Hobo poet Sundown Slim meets his old friend Billy Corliss in a Western saloon. Billy, in poor health as a result of injuries sustained in a train wreck, now owns the Concho cattle ranch with his brother Jack who runs the ranch. Sundown obtains a job at the Concho and becomes embroiled in the Corliss' battle with their sheeprancher neighbors, the Fernandos. When Loring, one of Jack's employees, attacks Fernando's daughter Anita, Jack fires him but Fernando, not satisfied, vows revenge on Jack, then shoots Billy by mistake.

'in Wrong' Wright

October 30, 1920

'in Wrong' Wright is a 1920 Western short.

Drag Harlan

Drag Harlan

October 24, 1920

William Farnum is Drag Harlan, a tough cowboy vigilante. After learning about a gold mine from a dying man, he seeks his daughter (Jackie Saunders) as well as the gold. He falls in love with her, but the same gang that shot the old man is after the gold.

The Shootin' Fool

The Shootin' Fool

October 23, 1920

The Shootin' Fool sometimes known as Some Shooter is a 1920 silent Western short.

The Texan

The Texan

October 21, 1920

Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an Indian, "Bat," and the two become friends. In Wolfville, Tex enters a rodeo. Meanwhile, a stalled Eastern train carries Alice Marcum, the girl Tex decides he wants. Tex competes with an Easterner for the girl's attentions, but Tex, the "hare," loses to the Eastern tenderfoot, the "tortoise." Tex then concludes that he is not the marrying kind.

Just Pals

Just Pals

October 21, 1920

Bim (Buck Jones) seems to be his town's biggest loser, but when he takes a needy 13-year-old boy named Bill (George Stone) under his wing, it seems there may be some hope for Bim. After learning about Bill, a young teacher, Mary (Helen Ferguson), whom Bim secretly adores, helps get the young boy into school. And when Bim then helps Mary repay a loan, defaulted on by shifty boyfriend (William Buckley), it becomes evident that Bim can reform. As the plot in this captivating film twist and turns, the stakes get higher, the action gets more intense and hope for Bim bounds upward.

One Law for All

One Law for All

October 16, 1920

The making of an American out of a resident of some other country.

The Challenge of the Law

The Challenge of the Law

October 10, 1920

A Canadian Mountie pursues an outlaw across the border into the America...

The Round-Up

The Round-Up

October 10, 1920

A lovesick sheriff protects his town, embroiled in a feud between a crafty bandit leader and the family of the prospector he stole from.

The Daughter of Dawn

The Daughter of Dawn

October 10, 1920

The Daughter of Dawn is a silent Western, and one of the few films of the silent era to have an entirely Native American cast. It tells the story of a Kiowa woman and her lover, his feats of bravery, and their trials at the hands of a jealous rival and Comanche warriors. Completed in 1920, it was only shown a few times before being considered lost. Five reels of the movie were found in 2005, and restored by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2012.

The Grinning Granger

October 9, 1920

The Grinning Granger is a 1920 Western short

Sunset Sprague

Sunset Sprague

October 3, 1920

When Sunset Sprague saves Calico Barnes from a bandit, the two men become friends. Barnes is heading out to protect his niece, Rose Loring, whose father was murdered right after his mine struck gold. Sprague goes to help and finds himself up against the villainous Mace Dennison.

A Tray Full of Trouble

A Tray Full of Trouble

October 3, 1920

Snooky the chimp as a wild west hero.

A Gamblin' Fool

October 2, 1920

A man unconsciously borrows a bandit's yellow slicker and is temporarily under suspicion as a result.

Woman's Man

Woman's Man

October 2, 1920

A man almost loses his fortune, not to mention his fiancée, to a society scion.

Hell's Oasis

Hell's Oasis

October 1, 1920