Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness is a 1926 American silent historical Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Collins and Edward Hearn.Österberg, p. 93. A print of this film exists.Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness at silentera.com
Plot During the pre-revolutionary era, Daniel Boone apprehends Simon Gerty, a white renegade, but opts to release him. Upon Boone's relocation from North Carolina to settle in Kentucky, Gerty resurfaces. This time, Gerty murders the Chief's son, falsely attributing the act to a white man, inciting the Native Americans to retaliate with violence.
Cast Roy Stewart as Daniel Boone Kathleen Collins as Rebe Bryan Edward Hearn as The Stranger Jay Morley as Simon Gerty Frank Rice as Hank Vaughan Thomas G. Lingham as Otis Bryan Jim O'Neill as Chief Grey Eagle Emily Gerdes as Mrs. Bryan Bob Steele as Jim Bryan
References
Bibliography Bertil O. Österberg. Colonial America on Film and Television: A Filmography. McFarland, 2000.
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