The Half-Breed (1916 film)
The Half-Breed is a 1916 film directed by Allan Dwan. It stars Douglas Fairbanks as Lo ("Sleeping Water") Dorman a man competing for the love of the local preacher's daughter (Jewel Carmen) with the local sheriff (Sam De Grasse). The audience, however, knows that Sheriff Dunn is actually Lo's father.
| The Half-Breed | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | Anita Loos |
| Based on | a story by Bret Harte In The Carquinez Woods |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks |
| Cinematography | Victor Fleming |
| Distributed by | Triangle |
Release date | July 30, 1916 |
Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
Monica Nolan has suggested that the film follows the "common strategy of exposing racism and then evading a real confrontation with its consequences" by arranging for Lo to meet a more worthy (and politically acceptable) love interest, Teresa (Alma Rubens), "who, as both a Mexican and an outlaw, is his social equal."[1]
The film was shot at in Sequoia National Park and near Santa Cruz, California.[1]
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks as Lo Dorman
- Alma Rubens as Teresa
- Sam De Grasse as Sheriff Dunn
- Tom Wilson as Dick Curson
- Frank Brownlee as Winslow Wynn
- Jewel Carmen as Nellie
- George Beranger as Jack Brace
References
- "The Half-Breed". San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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