(Charles Brabin, US 1927, 70 min., 35mm)
Real-life husband-and-wife Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon play scions of rival lumber barons in this dramatic adventure story. When Bryce Cardigan (Sills) returns home to find his father blinded and the family business in trouble, he devises a plan to build his own railroad to compete with the Pennington business. With borrowed money in hand and a permit from the city council, Bryce’s last obstacle is getting his equipment across the Pennington line. Pennington (Charles Sellon) discovers the plan and assembles his men for battle, but his daughter Shirley (Kenyon) has fallen in love with Bryce and must decide where her loyalties lie. Shot among the redwoods of Humboldt County, California.
35mm preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip Carli.