
The Half Breed
Seen it?1922 | 60 min | Western
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for western fans.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 1 hr. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1922: an older pace and style.
Delmar Spavinaw, an educated "half-breed," loves Evelyn Huntington, daughter of a racist judge. Evelyn's other suitor is Ross Kennion, a widower with one child, and owner of a vast tract of land which Spavinaw insists belongs to his Indian mother. Spavinaw seeks revenge when Judge Huntington decides to evict the squaw. Assisted by Juan Del Rey, a cattle rustler, Spavinaw steals the title to the land, wounds Kennion, stages a raid on the judge's cattle, and attempts to kidnap Kennion's son and Evelyn. The arrival of the sheriff forces him into flight across the border without his hostages. En route he meets Doll Pardeau, a school friend of Evelyn's, and together they ride for the Mexican border. Caught between a cattle stampede and a sheriff's posse, the couple catch a passing freight train, leaving calamity behind as the train slowly passes.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 454 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles A. Taylor
- Wheeler OakmanDelmar Spavinaw
- Ann MayDoll Pardeau
- Mary AndersonEvelyn Huntington
- Hugh ThompsonRoss Kennion
- Joseph J. DowlingJudge Huntington
- Lew HarveyThe Snake
- Herbert PriorNed Greenwood (as Herbert Pryor)
- Sidney De GrayLeon Pardeau
- Nick De RuizJuan Del Rey
- Eugenia GilbertMarianne