The Desert's Crucible(1922)

Name: The Desert's Crucible
Director: Roy Clements
Genre: Western
Released: 1922-01-01
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson, Thomas G. Lingham, Claude Payton, Andrée Tourneur

Jack Hoxie Evelyn Nelson Thomas G. Lingham Claude Payton Andrée Tourneur

Jack Hardy, Sr. sends his son, Jack Hardy Jr., to the American West to "make a man of him" and instill a sense of responsibility. While West, Jack falls in love with Miss Benson, a ranch secretary. To prove his bravery to her after being taunted, Jack successfully breaks a notoriously unmanageable horse. The local villain, Tex Fuller, and his gang target Jack. In a tragic turn, Jack’s half-breed brother, Deerfoot, is killed by a missile intended for Jack. Jack eventually confronts the gang, bringing them to justice and vindicating himself in the eyes of his father and Miss Benson.