"A tale of New Spain, of cracking whips, of swishing crinoline, or bold Americanos, and dashing Dons." 10 December 1927 Drama, Western, Romance 70 mins
Real-life outlaw Joaquin Murietta, who (according to this film, anyway) is a latter-day Robin Hood, dedicated to driving land-grabbers and corrupt politicians out of Spanish California.
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Thelma Todd as Ruth Ainsworth
Richard Dix as Joaquin Murrieta
Fred Kohler as Jake Hamby
Jerry Mandy as Chombo
Robert Brower as Ferdinand Murrieta
Harry Holden as Padre Sebastian
Fred Esmelton as Commissioner Ainsworth
Frances Raymond as Aunt Emily
Ernie Adams as Bart Hamby
Augustina López as Extra (uncredited)
Gregory La Cava Director
Ray Harris Writer
Grover Jones Story
Sam Mintz Writer
Kenneth Raisbeck Writer
Herman J. Mankiewicz Dialogue
United States 10 December 1927
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1927:
04 November 1927
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
05 September 1927
Bruce Wilton, middle-aged, rich and famous, as a producer, has been rejected by Ada von Ruyt, a revue star.
05 June 1927
The film was created as a compilation of footage that was, in some cases, nearly fifteen years old, and included stock footage such as medical reels containing footage of venereal diseases and films depicting white slavery.
12 November 1927
A pair of gold prospectors (Max Davidson, Oliver Hardy) try to make their way in the big city. *Only reconstructed fragments exists.
23 August 1927
Dance-hall girl Dolly Wall invests her life savings in an oil well. A gusher comes in, enriching not only Dolly but her ne'er-do-well socialite sweetheart Royce Wingate.
12 December 1927
Peggy Raymond, a country girl, comes to New York with plans for a career in art and is taken by mistake to a Fifth Avenue address where she meets Dick Merwin, the scion of a wealthy family, whom she mistakes for her cousin.
31 December 1927
Norma Talmadge plays a Mexican saloon singer, known as 'The Dove.' She is romanced by a young caballero and menaced by a Villa-like brute of a dictator, played by Noah Beery.
19 March 1927
Katusha, a country girl, is seduced and abandoned by Prince Nekludov. Nekludov finds himself, years later, on a jury trying the same Katusha for a crime he now realizes his actions drove her to.
13 February 1927
At a magic show put on by Blondini the magician, a member of the audience is invited up to participate.
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