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Hawk of the Hills
Hawk of the Hills

Hawk of the Hills

Genres

Western

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Hawk of the Hills (1927), a ten episode serial, re-edited into a five-reel feature length version released in 1929. Newhall, California. A band of Indians led by the half-breed 'The Hawk' terrorizes prospectors in a valley. When the old prospector Clyde Selby hits the mother lode, The Hawk plans to kidnap his pretty blond daughter Mary Selby. This kidnapping actually proves one of the lesser of the perils faced by the poor Mary. Laramie, a government agent, wants with the help of his friendly Shoshone Indian friends to extricate the damsel-in-distress.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

16 March 1929

Country

United States of America

Cast

Allene Ray

Allene Ray

Mary Selby

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Laramie

Jack Ganzhorn

Jack Ganzhorn

Henry Selby

Frank Lackteen

Frank Lackteen

The Hawk

Paul Panzer

Paul Panzer

Manson

Wally Oettel

Wally Oettel

Shorty

Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Sheckard

Jack Pratt

Jack Pratt

Colonel

J. Parks Jones

J. Parks Jones

Lieutenant

Frederick Dana

Frederick Dana

Larry

John T. Prince

John T. Prince

The Hermit

Whitehorse

Whitehorse

George Magrill

George Magrill

Evangeline Russell

Evangeline Russell

Natomah

Chief Yowlachie

Chief Yowlachie

Chief White Wolf

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