Hands Across the Border (1926 film)

Hands Across the Border
Directed byDavid Kirkland
Written by
Starring
CinematographyRoss Fisher
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • May 1, 1926 (1926-05-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Hands Across the Border is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, Bess Flowers, and Tyrone Power Sr.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Ted Drake is the son of a wealthy man, and his father John sends him to Mexico to assist government officials using a ranch owned by his father to clean-up a band of smugglers. He rescues Ysabel, the daughter of Don Castro, from some kidnappers. To get her on a departing train on time, Ted rides through a crowd in front of the train station. In rapid succession he has a number of narrow escapes. To gather evidence Ted impersonates one of the desperados. However, he is captured and put in front of a firing squad. His wonder horse Silver King sets off an explosion which brings the American cavalry across the boarder, arriving just in time to prevent the death of Ted. The cavalry rounds up the smugglers. It turns out that the Don is actually a secret service man, which allows Ted's romance of Ysabel to continue.

Cast

Film Images

As a lost film not many images survive. Below is a collection of lobby cards, stills, and other imagery from the film that exists.

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References

  1. ^ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 322. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. ^ "Hands Across the Border". The Film Daily. 36 (51). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 39 May 30, 1926. Retrieved October 31, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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