Hell's Hinges
When Reverend Robert Henley and his sister Faith arrive in the town of Hell's Hinges, saloon owner Silk Miller and his cohorts sense danger to their evil ways. They hire gunman Blaze Tracy to run the minister out of town. But Blaze finds something in Faith Henley that turns him around, and soon Silk Miller and his compadres have Blaze to deal with.
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I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, along with other pictures of the era that I find interesting, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Considered by many to be one of the best silent Western films ever made, in Hell's Hinges a woman and her minister brother move to a wild Western town. They soon learn that many of the outlaws in the town will stop at nothing to keep the town from changing. Reviews were exceptionally positive upon release of the film, with that acclaim growing over time as well. Partially sourced from the National Film Preservation Foundation: https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/hell-s-hinges-1916
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- Director
- Charles Swickard
- Starring
- William S. Hart, Clara Williams, Jack Standing, Alfred Hollingsworth, Robert McKim, J. Frank Burke, Louise Glaum, John Gilbert
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