Fort Frayne is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Ruth Royce, and Lafe McKee.[1] It is based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Charles King. It is now considered to be a lost film.

Fort Frayne
Directed byBen F. Wilson
Written byGeorge W. Pyper
Based onFort Frayne
by Charles King
Produced byBen F. Wilson
J. Charles Davis
StarringBen F. Wilson
Neva Gerber
Ruth Royce
Lafe McKee
CinematographyAlfred Gosden
Production
company
Guaranteed Pictures
Distributed byDavis Distributing Division
Release date
  • January 11, 1926 (1926-01-11)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine reviews,[2] Captain Malcolm Teale loves Helen Farrar, daughter of Colonel John Farrar. The Colonel, fatally wounded in an Indian fight, tells Teale that his son Royle, believed dead, is actually alive and a fugitive from justice. Following the death of the Colonel, his wife takes as a companion the woman who is the son's wife. The fugitive son joins the Army and meets his wife when he is assigned to the post. A series of coincidences entangle Teale, the son, and the son's wife, resulting in Teale and Helen becoming estranged. However, after some explanations, the difficulties are resolved.

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References

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  1. ^ Munden, p. 269
  2. ^ "New Pictures: Fort Frayne", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (12), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 54, September 12, 1925, retrieved September 6, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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