"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:
02 October 1927
Fired for crashing his aeroplane into his employer's ranch, Tom Mix is elected sheriff in a town with, as a title stated, "a high mortality rate among sheriffs.
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.
02 January 1927
ANYTHING ONCE! is a Cinderella story. Mabel works in a tailor shop, pressing clothes and dreaming of a better life.
29 November 1927
Fifi, a dusky, sultry Senegalese spy, uses her wiles to get information out of two American army soldiers, Ham and Eggs, in France during World War I.
19 February 1927
Cartoon animals frolic in a winter wonderland. Meanwhile, their keeper tries to make things safe and orderly.
15 January 1927
Marie Devere and Helen Gray are two sophisticated, gold-digging chorus girls on the look-out to marry a rich man, who measure the men they meet by their Bradshaw ratings.
18 November 1927
The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea.
01 August 1927
Bud Taylor loves Mary Stoddard but is leaving for Alaska in search of gold, leaving a police-dog pup with her that he has named "Phantom.
06 November 1927
A young lady impersonates a famous sportswoman while trying to win over a man.
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