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Cross Roads
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4500 feet
Directed by [?] Francis Ford?
Cast: Franklyn Farnum [the hero], Shorty Hamilton [Onate], Al Hart [the Yaqui], Genevieve Bert [Jackie]
William M. Smith Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Merit Film Corporation. / No copyright registration. Released December 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Same film as The Lariat Thrower (1922)?
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 6 January 1923, page 61] A young Westerner on the Mexican border is prevented from being made sheriff by a cunning Mexican, Onate, who forges the papers and makes himself sheriff. He immediately starts proceedings against the real sheriff and forces him to kill a man in his own defense. The Westerner escapes and is befriended by a lonely girl, Jackie, whom everyone shuns because of a belief that she brings bad luck. He is pursued and imprisoned by Onate’s men, but Jackie obtains a pardon from the governor and Onate’s faithful servant, the Indian, turns traitor for the sake of his American friend. Onate is punished, the sheriff’s commission is restored to the right man, and Jackie finds that her curse has finally been removed.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 16 October 2011.
References: ClasIm-225 p. C8 : Website-AFI.
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