The Sword of Valor

1924 film

  • May 6, 1924 (1924-05-06)
Running time
5 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Sword of Valor is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as an American sailor who falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish nobleman.[1]

Plot

American sailor Captain Crooks (Baker) falls in love with Ynez Montego (Revier), daughter of Don Guzman de Ruis y Montejo (Lederer), who wants Ynez to marry the wealthy Eurasian, Ismid Matrouli (Cecil).

Her father takes her to the Riviera where she is kidnapped by a deranged gypsy mountaineer and Crooks sets out to rescue her. He has to fight a leading swordsman.[2][3]

Cast

  • Snowy Baker as Captain Grant Lee Cooks
  • Otto Lederer as Don Guzma de Ruis y Montejo
  • Edwin Cecil as Ismid Matrouli
  • Dorothy Revier as Ynez

Preservation status

According to the Silent Era website, a print exists. The film was shown at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Sword of Valor at New York Times
  2. ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. October 28, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved August 26, 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld. January 4, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Sword of Valor at silentera.com

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