The Broken Spur is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson and Marin Sais.Langman, p. 50
Plot An engineer attempts to construct a new railroad through the Canadian Northwest, facing opposition from a local bandit leader who fears the railroad will bring law and order to the area. Things are complicated by the fact that the two men are doppelgangers.
Cast Jack Hoxie as 'Silent' Joe Dayton/Jacques Durand Evelyn Nelson as 'Angel' Lambert Jim Welch as Bill Lambert Wilbur McGaugh as Pierre LeBac Edward W. Borman as John Dexter Harry L. Rattenberry as Andy MacGregor Marin Sais as Ida Hunt
Preservation With no holdings located in archives, The Broken Spur is considered a lost film.
References
Bibliography Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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