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The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

1916Movie⏱️ 1h 13m
DramaWestern
6.6
IMDB Rating
284 votes

An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. He defends her from danger in the forest and from Sheriff Dunn.

Director
Allan Dwan
Writers
Bret Harte, Anita Loos
Stars
Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse
Release Date
July 30, 1916
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
as Lo Dorman (Sleeping Water)
Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens
as Teresa
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
as Sheriff Dunn
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
as Dick Curson
Frank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee
as Winslow Wynn
Jewel Carmen
Jewel Carmen
as Nellie
George Beranger
George Beranger
as Jack Brace
Elmo Lincoln
Elmo Lincoln
as The Doctor
Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover
as Belle-the-Blonde
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
as Face in the Crowd

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Boulder Creek, California, USA
Production
Fine Arts Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

bare chested maleman carries a womanman wears a loinclothsherifflost in the woods

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

THE HALF BREED / THE GOOD BAD MAN
by TheCapsuleCritic2025-05-03
8/10

"I have been collecting silent films on DVD for over 20 years and it's very gratifying to see more titles from 1910-1920 become available on the home market. Case in point is this satisfying 1916 double bill from Kino Lorber starring Douglas Fairbanks 4 years before his breakthrough film, THE MARK OF ZORRO. I had known about THE HALF BREED for years thanks to a famous still of Doug in the briefest of loincloths. It was considered a lost film and I never expected to see it. The rediscovery of old movies and the restoration of them has come a long way since the turn of the century with THE H..."

💡 Did You Know?

New restoration by San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Film Preservation Society, and Cinémathèque Française completed in June 2013. Combines all extant unique material from Cinémathèque Française, Library of Congress, and Lobster Films; resulting in most complete version possible.

📖 Synopsis

An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. He defends her from danger in the forest and from Sheriff Dunn.