

Hawk of the Hills
1929-03-16 · 58 min · ★ 5.5
Hawk of the Hills (1927), a ten episode serial, re-edited into a five-reel feature length version released in 1929. Newhall, California. A band of Indians led by the half-breed 'The Hawk' terrorizes prospectors in a valley. When the old prospector Clyde Selby hits the mother lode, The Hawk plans to kidnap his pretty blond daughter Mary Selby. This kidnapping actually proves one of the lesser of the perils faced by the poor Mary. Laramie, a government agent, wants with the help of his friendly Shoshone Indian friends to extricate the damsel-in-distress.
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- Directors
- Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Production companies
- Pathé Exchange
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Allene RayMary Selby
Walter MillerLaramie
Frank LackteenThe Hawk
Paul PanzerManson
Harry SemelsSheckard
Jack PrattColonel
John T. PrinceThe Hermit
George Magrill
Evangeline RussellNatomah
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