
The Half-Breed
Western
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Lo Dorman
Douglas Fairbanks
Lo Dorman


Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens
Teresa
Alma Rubens
Teresa


Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
Sheriff Dunn
Sam De Grasse
Sheriff Dunn


Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Curson
Tom Wilson
Curson


Frank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee
Winslow Wynn
Frank Brownlee
Winslow Wynn


Jewel Carmen
Jewel Carmen
Nellie
Jewel Carmen
Nellie


George Beranger
George Beranger
Jack Brace
George Beranger
Jack Brace


Elmo Lincoln
Elmo Lincoln
The Doctor
Elmo Lincoln
The Doctor


Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover
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