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  • Dead or Alive (1921)
  • 50 min | Western
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Dead or Alive (1921)
50 min | Western

Jack Stokes is Sheriff Lamar's right-hand man. Mrs. Lamar receives a threatening letter from a gambler. He threatens to expose her former life if she does not persuade the Sheriff to give him free play. Jack overhears the conversation. In ...See moreJack Stokes is Sheriff Lamar's right-hand man. Mrs. Lamar receives a threatening letter from a gambler. He threatens to expose her former life if she does not persuade the Sheriff to give him free play. Jack overhears the conversation. In the fight which follows, the gambler is accidentally killed. His gang tries to lynch Jack. He is released from prison by Mrs. Lamar, and escapes. Tom Stone and Jim Bland are outlaws. Tom receives a letter from his sister informing him of her journey west. They resolve to hold up the "Oasis," a dance hall and saloon, and with the money send the girl East again. The robbery is easily accomplished, but Bland is fatally wounded. He dies, and Tom puts his own name on the grave's crosspiece, thus hoping to throw the posse oft his trail. Jack sees the grave and conceives the same idea. He places his name on the crosspiece. In leaving he sees Tom's coat and finds Beulah's picture and the swag. He goes to the "Oasis" and there rescues Beulah from the life of a dance hall girl, claiming she is his sister. Through unforeseen circumstances Jack is accused of robbing the "Oasis." He is about to be hung but escapes. At a deserted cabin he finds the real Tom, who has been badly wounded while holding up a stage coach. The sheriffs from the two towns arrive. Sheriff Lamar clears Jack, and Beulah decides that she would rather have Jack as husband than brother. Written by Moving Picture World, June 25, 1921 See less
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Mar 1921 (United States)

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6 cast members
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Jack Hoxie
Jack Stokes Jack Stokes   See fewer
Joseph W. Girard
Sheriff Lamar Sheriff Lamar   See fewer
Marin Sais
Sheriff Lamar's Wife Sheriff Lamar's Wife   See fewer
C. Ray Florhe
Nate Stratton Nate Stratton   See fewer
Wilbur McGaugh
Tom Stone Tom Stone   See fewer
Evelyn Nelson
Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister   See fewer
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