Film Snail

Western

Something New

Something New

October 1, 1920

A young woman visiting in Mexico is kidnapped by a gang of bandits, who drag her through the rugged wilderness to their hideout. She manages to leave word for her friend Bill, who knows the country well. But when Bill cannot find a horse, his only available form of transportation is his roadster. Nevertheless, he is determined to come to her rescue, even though it means trying to drive the car across miles of rocky, broken terrain.

The Big Catch

September 25, 1920

The Big Catch is a 1920 silent Western

Honest Hutch

Honest Hutch

September 19, 1920

Ort Hutchins is a confirmed loafer who spends all of his time fishing while his wife toils over the washtub. One day, while digging for worms, Hutch uncovers a box containing $100,000 in bills, the loot of a bank robbed in the next town. Realizing that he cannot spend the money without arousing suspicion, Hutch resigns himself to taking a job for cover. ...

The White Rider

The White Rider

September 15, 1920

Short film directed and written by William James Craft. Released in 1920.

Hitchin' Posts

Hitchin' Posts

September 13, 1920

Jefferson Todd and Louis Castiga, brothers-in-law, come to blows on a Mississippi River steamer when Todd discovers Castiga's presence there with a woman.

The Champion Liar

The Champion Liar

September 11, 1920

A breezy young Westerner loves to talk and tells some "whoppers" for humorous purposes. This get him into trouble with his girl, but he wins her back after she has tried vainly to fall in love with an honest but less entertaining fellow.

Vanishing Trails

September 10, 1920

A 15-chapter Western serial. The serial involves the mystery of the murder of William Stillman (Wells) and the finding of the heir to his fortune. Silent Joe (Farnum) arrives in an effort to discover the murderer and prove that he is the true heir. He and the heroine Lou (Anderson) have their adventures in the mountainous terrain with its "vanishing trails." They are aided by The Shadow (Orlamond), a demented scientist with his trained dog, and several remarkable, death-dealing inventions.

Firebrand Trevison

Firebrand Trevison

September 5, 1920

A ranch owner runs afoul of a land grabber, and both of them are in love with the same girl, the daughter of a railroad owner.

A Woman's Vengeance

A Woman's Vengeance

September 4, 1920

A young girl has to prove her skillness with the gun against a gang outlaws, revealing herself as the real heroine of a Western town.

The Untamed

The Untamed

August 29, 1920

A cowpuncher by the name of Whistling Dan is adopted by a rancher, Joe Cumberland (James O. Barrows). His daughter, Kate is immediately attracted to Dan, but Cumberland discourages the union since he thinks the young man is too wild for her.

Ruth of the Rockies

Ruth of the Rockies

August 29, 1920

A young woman finds a trunk full of stolen diamonds, takes them and heads westward, pursued by the thief.

Blue Streak McCoy

Blue Streak McCoy

August 23, 1920

Ranger Job "Blue Streak" McCoy helps a miner and his pretty young daughter who are trying to protect their valuable mine from a gang leader who wants to take it.

The Smilin' Kid

The Smilin' Kid

August 21, 1920

The Smilin' Kid is a 1920 silent Western short.

Lahoma

Lahoma

August 20, 1920

In Oklahoma, kindhearted outlaw Brick Willock rescues little Lahoma Gledware and her father Henry from certain death at the hands of his outlaw band. In the course of the rescue, he kills Kansas Kimball, the brother of the outlaws' leader Red Kimball, who vows vengeance against Brick. Brick renounces his life of crime, and after Gledware relinquishes custody of his daughter to marry an Indian princess, the old cowboy gives refuge to the little girl, raising her with the help of neighbor Bill Atkins.

Square Shooter

Square Shooter

August 8, 1920

Chick Crandall, half owner of the Flying A Ranch, returns home after a five-year absence and, because he is suspicious of his foreman Sam Curtis' activities, decides to proceed incognito. Disguised as Harold Montague, his partner's son, Chick works among the ranch hands and discovers that Curtis is rustling cattle and is responsible for driving Barbara Hampton and her aunt from their home.

Cupid the Cowpuncher

Cupid the Cowpuncher

July 25, 1920

Alec Lloyd, the foreman of the Sewell ranch, is nicknamed "Cupid" because of his propensity for matchmaking. When Macie Sewell returns from boarding school, Cupid himself falls victim to love, but Macie has aspirations to go to New York and become an opera singer, and so ignores his advances. However, Leroy Simpson, a poor doctor who is enamored of Macie's father's money, encourages her ambitions....

The Shootin' Kid

The Shootin' Kid

July 1, 1920

The Shootin' Kid is a 1920 silent Western short

'If Only' Jim

'If Only' Jim

July 1, 1920

Gold miner Jim Golden is in love with Miss Dot, the local postmistress, but he has a reputation for being somewhat lazy and shiftless. One day he finds a baby that had been abandoned by local Indians, adopts it, and begins to work his claim again. Parky, a local thief and swindler, finds out that Jim has finally struck gold, and schemes to trick Jim out of his claim and kidnap Miss Dot while he's at it.

Dangerous Trails

July 1, 1920

Dangerous Trails is a silent Western

The Spirit of Good

The Spirit of Good

July 1, 1920

When chorus girl Nell Gordon (Madlaine Traverse) is betrayed by a married man, she becomes hard and bitter. Eventually, she drifts from New York to the decadent Western town of Gehenna where she's the star of the cabaret.