
Dodge City(1939)
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.


“A Profound Play of the Desert”
Steve Denton, rich from years of prospecting, is fleeced by the citizens of Yellow Ridge. In his rage, he kidnaps the woman most responsible and makes her his slave in a desert hideaway.

William S. Hart
Steve Denton

Gertrude Claire
Mrs. Denton

Charles K. French
'Ivory' Wells

Louise Glaum
Trixie, 'the Firefly'

Herschel Mayall
Chip Emmett
Ernest Swallow
Mexican Pete

Bessie Love
Mary Jane Garth

J. Barney Sherry
Pioneer Spokesman

Enid Bennett
Undetermined Secondary Role

John Gilbert
(uncredited)
The Aryan is a western film released in 1916. Directed by William S. Hart, it stars William S. Hart, Gertrude Claire, Charles K. French. Steve Denton, rich from years of prospecting, is fleeced by the citizens of Yellow Ridge. In his rage, he kidnaps the woman most responsible and makes her his slave in a desert hideaway.
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