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  • Rio Grande (1920)
  • 70 min | Western
Rio Grande (1920)
70 min | Western

Felipe Lopez hates all "gringos" even though his wife Alice is an American. One day, he takes his young daughter, Maria, and crosses the Mexican border, leaving Alice and their adopted son, Danny O'Neil, behind. Years later Maria is now a ...See moreFelipe Lopez hates all "gringos" even though his wife Alice is an American. One day, he takes his young daughter, Maria, and crosses the Mexican border, leaving Alice and their adopted son, Danny O'Neil, behind. Years later Maria is now a rebel fighting with her father against the Mexican government while Danny has become a member of the Texas Rangers. While fleeing across the river from her father's enemies, Maria meets Danny and, failing to recognize her adopted brother, invites him to a dance at her father's hacienda. Danny braves many dangers to attend the ball, where he is captured but escapes with Maria's help. Later, believing that Danny is to blame for the capture of her father, Maria leads an attack on the American town in which the Mexicans are beaten and Maria is made captive. Felipe recognizes Alice, and on his deathbed informs Maria that Danny's foster mother is in fact her own mother. Realizing the folly of her ways and her love for Danny, Maria returns to Mexico to teach the schoolchildren to love their American neighbors. Her penitence thus accomplished, Maria accepts Danny's love. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Writers
Augustus Thomas (play) | Madge Tyrone (scenario) | Edwin Carewe (scenario)
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Updated Apr 25, 1920

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Apr 25, 1920 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Rosemary Theby
Maria Inez Maria Inez   See fewer
Allan Sears
Danny O'Neil Danny O'Neil   See fewer
Georgie Stone
Danny O'Neil - Age 8 Danny O'Neil - Age 8   See fewer
Peaches Jackson
Maria Inez - Age 6 Maria Inez - Age 6   See fewer
Hector V. Sarno
Felipe Lopez Felipe Lopez   See fewer
Adele Farrington
Alice Lopez Alice Lopez   See fewer
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Don Jose Alvarado (as Arthur Carewe) Don Jose Alvarado (as Arthur Carewe)   See fewer
Harry Duffield
Father O'Brien (as Harry S. Duffield) Father O'Brien (as Harry S. Duffield)   See fewer
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