Archive Watch
Poster for The Texan (1920)

The Texan (1920)

1920 · Silent film · 60 min · dir. Lynn Reynolds

A thrilling tale of the great south-west.

  • Western

Synopsis

Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an Indian, "Bat," and the two become friends. In Wolfville, Tex enters a rodeo. Meanwhile, a stalled Eastern train carries Alice Marcum, the girl Tex decides he wants. Tex competes with an Easterner for the girl's attentions, but Tex, the "hare," loses to the Eastern…

Synopsis from OMDb

Details

Director
Lynn Reynolds
Writer
James B. Hendryx
Studio
Fox Film Corporation
Released
1920-10-21
Running time
60 minutes

Cast & crew

More like this