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The Law of the Plains
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4800 reels
Directed by J.P. McGowan

Cast: Tom Tyler [Dan O’Brien; and Dan O’Brien Jr.], Natalie Joyce [Natalie], Bob Parrish [Dan O’Brien Jr., as a boy], Al Ferguson [Juan Sepulveda, later known as George London], J.P. McGowan [‘Limpy’ Seagrue, later known as Serrano], William Nolte (William L. Nolte) [Perry Standeven], Al Heuston [George Summers], Cliff Lyons [a henchman], Francis Walker [a cowhand], [?] ? [a banker], [?] ? [the Navy commander], [?] ? [Summers’ daughter], [?] ? [the clergyman]

J.P. McGowan Productions production; distributed on State Rights basis by Syndicate Pictures Corporation [?] and/or Bell Pictures, Incorporated? [Syndicate Pictures]. / Produced by J.P. McGowan. Scenario by Sally Winters, from a screen story by Sally Winters. Technical direction by James Casey. Assistant director, Mack V. Wright. Photographed (cinematography) by Hap Depew. Film editor, Charles Hunt. Presented by Syndicate Pictures Corporation. / Released June 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute collection) [35mm nitrate positive (incomplete, missing reel four)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 April 2025.

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Ranches - South America - War: Revolutions

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.

 
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