Fair Warning (1931 film)
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| Directed by | Alfred L. Werker |
| Written by | Max Brand (novel) Ernest Pascal |
| Starring | George O'Brien Louise Huntington Mitchell Harris |
| Cinematography | Ross Fisher |
| Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
| Music by | Arthur Kay |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fair Warning is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George O'Brien, Louise Huntington and Mitchell Harris. It is a remake of the 1920 silent film The Untamed.[1] The 1937 film Fair Warning is not a remake of this one.[2] The film's premise came from a novel by Max Brand, which initially was published in serial form in The All-Story from December 7, 1918, through January 11, 1919.[3]
Plot
[edit]When Whistlin' Dan Barry is warned to leave a town, he refuses to do so. As a result, he defeats Jim Silent (the town's villain) and gets romantic with Kate Cumberland.[2]
Cast
[edit]- George O'Brien as Whistlin' Dan Barry
- Louise Huntington as Kate Cumberland
- Mitchell Harris as Jim Silent
- George Brent as Les Haines
- Nat Pendleton as Purvis
- John Sheehan as Kelduff
- Willard Robertson as Tex Calder
- Ernie Adams as Jordan
- Erwin Connelly as Morgan
- Alphonse Ethier as Mr. Cumberland
Reception
[edit]A review in Harrison's Reports called Fair Warning "an excellent outdoor picture" that had O'Brien in a fearless role, helping him to win "the spectator's good will, which follows him throughout the story."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Solomon p. 325
- ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "Fair Warning (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Fair Warning (1931)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "'Fair Warning' - with George O'Brien". Harrison's Reports. January 24, 1931. p. 14. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
Bibliography
[edit]- Aubrey Solomon. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Fair Warning at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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