Hawk of the Hills
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
58 min
Release Date
1929-03-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
4
Allene Ray
Mary Selby
Walter Miller
Laramie
Jack Ganzhorn
Henry Selby
Frank Lackteen
The Hawk
Paul Panzer
Manson
Wally Oettel
Shorty
Harry Semels
Sheckard
Jack Pratt
Colonel
J. Parks Jones
Lieutenant
Frederick Dana
Larry
John T. Prince
The Hermit
Whitehorse
George Magrill
Evangeline Russell
Natomah
Chief Yowlachie
Chief White Wolf
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