The Virginian (1923)

Directed by

Tom Forman

Genre

Western film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gentleman cowboy known only as the Virginian comes to a small Wyoming town and becomes involved in a tense rivalry with a local outlaw named Trampas. The story follows their conflict over a woman and the Virginian's struggle to uphold justice in the lawless frontier.

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What happens

The Virginian is a 1923 American silent Western film based upon the 1902 Owen Wister novel The Virginian and adapted from the popular 1904 theatrical play which Wister had collaborated on with playwright Kirke La Shelle. The film stars Kenneth Harlan as the Virginian and Russell Simpson as Trampas and was directed by Tom Forman. With the advent of talkies, the film was soon overshadowed by the 1929 motion picture The Virginian with Gary Cooper and Walter Huston. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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