Drag Harlan
Drag Harlan

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Drag Harlan

1920
Movie
64 min
English

William Farnum is Drag Harlan, a tough cowboy vigilante. After learning about a gold mine from a dying man, he seeks his daughter (Jackie Saunders) as well as the gold. He falls in love with her, but the same gang that shot the old man is after the gold.

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Director: John M. StahlGenres: Drama, Western

Plot Summary

In this silent Western drama, a young woman named Nell is raised in isolation by her stern father, Jedediah Harlan, who is obsessed with controlling her destiny. Her life takes a turn when she falls for a young cowboy, leading to a conflict with her father's rigid beliefs and a struggle for her own independence.

Critical Reception

Information on the critical reception of 'Drag Harlan' is extremely limited due to its age and the scarcity of surviving reviews from the 1920s. As a silent film from early Hollywood, detailed contemporary reviews are rare, and modern critical analysis is even scarcer.

What Reviewers Say

  • Surviving information indicates it was a melodrama with Western elements.

  • The film likely followed conventional narrative structures of its era.

  • As a lost film, contemporary critical consensus is unavailable.

Google audience: There is no publicly available audience reception data for 'Drag Harlan' on Google or other platforms due to its status as a lost film and its release date.

Awards & Accolades

None notable.

Fun Fact

Unfortunately, 'Drag Harlan' is considered a lost film, meaning no known copies exist today. Its content and impact can only be inferred from historical records and synopses.

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