Texas Guinan Silent Westerns 9 silent films

Description: NOTE TO EBAY THESE FILMS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND DO NOT VIOLATE ANY COPYRIGHTS. The Texas Guinan Silent Westerns Disc 1 has 4 Silent Westerns in it. Included are "Letters of Fire" (1919) "The Girl of the Rancho" (1920), "A Moonshine Feud" (19202), and "The Stampede" (1921). Each of these films are in the Public Domain but are almost impossible to find. Letters of Fire was filmed for Bulls Eye, ReelCraft in 1919. It was originally a "five reeler" which is the equivalent of a full length movie. In 1929 it was condensed down to a one reeler. In this movie Texas plays a sheriff who is framed for cattle rustling. The head rustler brands her bossom with his initials. After recuperating Texas catches the rustler and returns the favor. Girl of the Rancho was also filmed for Bulls Eye/Reelcraft. It was originally a two reeler and was also condensed down to a one reeler in 1929. Texas spurns the advances of a mexican bandit who then kidnaps her sister until she changes her mind. As the possee and the bandits have a shootout Texs rescues her sister. A Moonshine Feud was filmed in 1922 for Texas' own production company. It also was a two reeler which was condensed down to one reel in 1929. The two reel version has been preserved by the UCLA Film Archives but is not available to the general public. The release notes detailing what has been cut are included. In this movie Texas and her brothers fight a gang of moonshiners. Texas rescues a revenue agent and they fall in love. The Stampede was filmed in 1921 for Victor Kremer Productions. It was directed by Francis Ford the older brother of John Ford. It is a five reeler and has not been condensed. This film is the least well preserved of Texas' surviving film. It takes place during the Oklahoma land rush and Texas comes to the aid of sick girl. Bonus clips from Texas' only surviving sound movie "Broadway Thru a Keyhole" are included. Also a minute and a half bonus clip from Texas' movie "Girl of the Border". Texas Guinan Silent Westerns Disc 2 has 3 of Texas Guinan's silent films. This set includes "The Gun Woman" (1918), "South O' Santa Fe" (1919), and "The Spirit of Cabin Mine" (1919). All Three were recorded from the Library of Congress and are in the Public Domain. The Gun Woman was filmed for Triangle Film Corp and directed by Frank Borzage. Cast includes: Texas Guinan, Francis McDonald, and Edward Bradley. Texas plays a saloon owner who falls in love and loans her lover the money to buy a house believing they will soon be married. He uses the money to start his own saloon in another town. Texas takes her revenge on him. South O' Santa Fe was filmed in 1919 for Frohman Amusement Corp was directed by Cliff Smith. Cast includes Georg Chesebro, Jack Richardson, Anna Purdon. Texas is hired by a ranch owner to be the foreman of on unruly group of ranch hands. The Spirit of Cabin Mine was also filmed for Frohman Amusement Corp in 1919. Only the 2nd half of this film exists but it is still very easy to follow and makes a good one reeler. Texas was kidnapped as a child and raised by the indian who killed her mother. She spurns the advances of the reservation agent and falls in love with his deputy. Bonus trailer from Queen of the Night Clubs, a short clip from this lost film, phots, magazine ads and a four page program shown as a slide show while you listen to Texas Guinan herself talk about the movie. Also a bonus slideshow of a Frohman Amusement brochure showing 30 of their stars including Texas Guinan, Mary Miles Minter, Mack Swain and others. The Texas Guinan Silent Westerns Disc 3 has 2 Silent Westerns in it. Included are the 2 reel version of "The Girl of the Rancho" (1920),and White Squaw(1920). Also included is a clip from Indian Justice. Each of these films are in the Public Domain but are almost impossible to find. Girl of the Rancho is described above on disc 1. White Squaw in which Texas is a white girl who has been raised by an Indian chief since she was a little girl. She and a white man are in love but his mother does not want him seeing an Indian savage. His mother and her best friend come to put a stop to the inter-racial courtship, and to find the gold her best friend's husband had hidden. The young man tries to retrieve the gold but the story is overheard by thieves and he and the gold are rescued by Texas. A 16 page Filmography is included with this set listing all of Texas' known films and includes photos and posters from some of them, and release notes for each film. If ordering more than one of my collections please request an invoice and I will combine the shipping.

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Location: Stayton, Oregon

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