In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan Dwan. Fairbanks stars as Lo Dorman, who has been ostracized from society because of this mixed ethnicity - his Native American mother was abandoned by his white father. When Lo catches the eye of the rich white debutante Nellie (Jewel Carmen), he becomes a target for the racist Sheriff Dunn (Sam De Grasse), who wants to break them up and take Nelli for his own. This love triangle becomes a quadrangle with the arrival of Teresa (Alma Rubens), who is on the run from the law. Through fire and fury Lo must decide who and what he truly loves.
Credits
The Half-Breed Cast
| Name |
Character |
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George Beranger
He was 23, 79 years old when he died
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as Jack Brace |
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Tom Wilson
He was 14, 33 years old when he died
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as Curson |
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Douglas Fairbanks
He was 33, 56 years old when he died
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as Lo Dorman |
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Jewel Carmen
She was 19, 86 years old when she died
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as Nellie |
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Frank Brownlee
He was 41, 73 years old when he died
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as Winslow Wynn |
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Sam De Grasse
He was 41, 78 years old when he died
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as Sheriff Dunn |
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Elmo Lincoln
He was 27, 63 years old when he died
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as The Doctor |
The Half-Breed Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Allan Dwan as Director. He was 31 (96) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Bret Harte as Story. He was 79 (65) years old when He died
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Writing |
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D.W. Griffith as Producer. He was 41 (73) years old when He died
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Production |
