The Half-Breed

Synopsis

In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan Dwan. Fairbanks stars as Lo Dorman, who has been ostracized from society because of this mixed ethnicity - his Native American mother was abandoned by his white father. When Lo catches the eye of the rich white debutante Nellie (Jewel Carmen), he becomes a target for the racist Sheriff Dunn (Sam De Grasse), who wants to break them up and take Nelli for his own. This love triangle becomes a quadrangle with the arrival of Teresa (Alma Rubens), who is on the run from the law. Through fire and fury Lo must decide who and what he truly loves.

Main Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

Lo Dorman

Age : 56 | Popularity : 3%

Alma Rubens

Teresa

Age : 33 | Popularity : 4%

Sam De Grasse

Sheriff Dunn

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Tom Wilson

Curson

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Frank Brownlee

Winslow Wynn

Age : 73 | Popularity : 7%

Jewel Carmen

Nellie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

George Beranger

Jack Brace

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

Elmo Lincoln

The Doctor

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Allan Dwan
Writing	Writer	Anita Loos
	Story	Bret Harte
Crew	Cinematography	Victor Fleming
Production	Producer	D.W. Griffith
Department	Role	Name

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