The Sword of Valor
Film poster
Directed byDuke Worne
Written byJefferson Moffitt
Based onoriginal story by Julio Sabello
Produced byPhil Goldstone
StarringSnowy Baker
CinematographyRoland Price
Production
company
Goldstone Pictures
Release date
  • May 6, 1924 (1924-05-06)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Sword of Valor is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as an American sailor who falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish nobleman.[1]

Plot

American sailor Captain Crooks (Baker) falls in love with Ynez Montego (Revier), daughter of Don Guzman de Ruis y Montejo (Lederer), who wants Ynez to marry the wealthy Eurasian, Ismid Matrouli (Cecil).

Her father takes her to the Riviera where she is kidnapped by a deranged gypsy mountaineer and Crooks sets out to rescue her. He has to fight a leading swordsman.[2][3]

Cast

Preservation status

According to the Silent Era website, a print exists. The film was shown at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Sword of Valor at New York Times
  2. ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. October 28, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved August 26, 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld. January 4, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Sword of Valor at silentera.com

External links


Films directed by Duke Worne
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