The Killer (1921 film)

Silent film

The Killer

Directed by|

* Jack Conway
* Howard C. Hickman

Written by|

* Stewart Edward White (novel)
* Richard Schayer

Starring|

* Claire Adams
* Jack Conway
* Frankie Lee

Cinematography| Enrique Juan Vallejo

Production
company

Benjamin B. Hampton Productions

Distributed by| Pathé Exchange

Release date

* January 30, 1921 (1921-01-30)

Country| United States
Languages| Silent
English intertitles

The Killer is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and Howard C. Hickman and starring Claire Adams, Jack Conway and Frankie Lee.[1]

## Plot

[edit]

After being charged with murder, Henry Hooper flees to the border zone of Arizona and Sonora. Hooper successfully lures his former business partner John Emory and his children Ruth and Bobby to him. Once the Emorys arrive, Hooper has his henchman Ramon kill John and destroy their business papers. The children are rescued by the rancher William Sanborn, while Hooper is killed.

## Cast

[edit]

* Claire Adams as Ruth Emory
* Jack Conway as William Sanborn
* Frankie Lee as Bobby Emory
* Frank Campeau as Henry Hooper
* Tod Sloan as Artie Brower
* Edward Peil Sr. as Ramon
* Frank Hayes as Windy Smith
* Will Walling as John Emory
* Milton Ross as Buck Johnson
* Tom Ricketts as Tim Westmore
* Zack Williams as Aloysius Jackson

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Goble p. 498

## Bibliography

[edit]

* Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.[ISBN missing]

## External links

[edit]

* The Killer at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Films directed by Jack Conway

1910s|

* His Only Son (1912)
* The Penitentes (1915)
* The Silent Battle (1916)
* The Beckoning Trail (1916)
* The Social Buccaneer (1916)
* The Measure of a Man (1916)
* The Mainspring (1916)
* Her Soul's Inspiration (1917)
* Polly Redhead (1917)
* A Jewel in Pawn (1917)
* Come Through (1917)
* The Little Orphan (1917)
* The Charmer (1917)
* Bond of Fear (1917)
* Because of a Woman (1917)
* Her Decision (1918)
* Little Red Decides (1918)
* Desert Law (1918)
* A Diplomatic Mission (1918)
* You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
* Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)

1920s|

* The Dwelling Place of Light (1920)
* The U.P. Trail (1920)
* The Money Changers (1920)
* Riders of the Dawn (1920)
* The Servant in the House (1921)
* The Kiss (1921)
* A Daughter of the Law (1921)
* The Rage of Paris (1921)
* The Killer (1921)
* The Spenders (1921)
* The Millionaire (1921)
* Don't Shoot (1922)
* Across the Dead-Line (1922)
* The Long Chance (1922)
* Step on It! (1922)
* Another Man's Shoes (1922)
* The Prisoner (1923)
* What Wives Want (1923)
* Lucretia Lombard (1923)
* Trimmed in Scarlet (1923)
* Sawdust (1923)
* Quicksands (1923)
* The Roughneck (1924)
* The Heart Buster (1924)
* The Trouble Shooter (1924)
* The Only Thing (1925)
* The Hunted Woman (1925)
* Soul Mates (1925)
* Brown of Harvard (1926)
* The Understanding Heart (1927)
* Twelve Miles Out (1927)
* Bringing Up Father (1928)
* The Smart Set (1928)
* While the City Sleeps (1928)
* Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
* Our Modern Maidens (1929)
* Untamed (1929)

1930s|

* They Learned About Women (1930)
* The Unholy Three (1930)
* New Moon (1930)
* The Easiest Way (1931)
* Just a Gigolo (1931)
* Arsène Lupin (1932)
* But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
* Red-Headed Woman (1932)
* Hell Below (1933)
* The Solitaire Man (1933)
* The Nuisance (1933)
* Viva Villa! (1934)
* The Girl from Missouri (1934)
* The Gay Bride (1934)
* One New York Night (1935)
* A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
* Libeled Lady (1936)
* Saratoga (1937)
* A Yank at Oxford (1938)
* Too Hot to Handle (1938)
* Let Freedom Ring (1939)
* Lady of the Tropics (1939)

1940s|

* Boom Town (1940)
* Love Crazy (1941)
* Honky Tonk (1941)
* Crossroads (1942)
* Assignment in Brittany (1943)
* Dragon Seed (1944)
* High Barbaree (1947)
* The Hucksters (1947)
* Desire Me (1947, uncredited)
* Julia Misbehaves (1948)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template