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The Struggle
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Otto Lederer
Cast: Franklyn Farnum [Dick Storm], Genevieve Bert [Norma Day], Edwin Wallock [Hayes Storm], Karl Formes [Doctor Beer], Vester Pegg [Diamond Joe], Bud Osborne [the sheriff], George Washington Jones [Pumpkins]
William N. Selig Productions production; distributed by Canyon Pictures Corporation [?] through Aywon Film Corporation? / From a screen story by William E. Wing. / © 28 December 1920 by William N. Selig Productions [LP15971]. Released May 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, December 1921, 1:106] Spirited story of West, which begins after hero has spent four years overseas and has left the army so much of a fighting devil that he becomes embroiled in a mix-up. Learning that his antagonist has died from wounds is the reason for the hero going West, when he meets a tramp who is on his way to join a gang of outlaws and who invites ex-soldier to join. There is a girl who lives near the gang headquarters, and meeting her changes hero’s perspective.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 2 December 2023.
References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.
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