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EYES OF THE FOREST (1923) Tom Mix & Pauline Starke Silent Film Western Drama

$ 39.6

Availability: 26 in stock
  • Year: Pre-1940
  • Year of Release: 1923
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item: Vintage original 11x14 US lobby card
  • Actors: Tom Mix, Pauline Starke, Thomas G. Lingham
  • Director: Lambert Hillyer
  • Country: United States
  • LOC: SFB5
  • Film Title: Eyes of the Forest
  • Condition: Unrestored in fine+ condition
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Studio: Fox Film Corporation
  • Item Number: LC-EYESFOREST-05
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Vintage original 11x14 in. US lobby card
    from the 1920's silent film western,
    EYES OF THE FOREST
    , released in 1923 by the Fox Film Corporation and
    directed by Lambert Hillyer
    . Bruce Thornton (Tom Mix), a forest ranger, arrests Ruth Melier (Pauline Starke), who is accused of murdering her stepfather. However, Ruth reveals that her brutal husband, Horgan (Sid Jordan), is the murderer. Bruce and a fellow ranger capture Horgan and his gang of timber thieves, establishing Ruth's innocence. The cast includes Buster Gardner, J.P. Lockney, Thomas G. Lingham, and Edwin Wallock.
    The image features an interior scene inside of a cabin as forest ranger Bruce Thornton (
    Tom Mix
    ) has a wound on his forearm attended to by Dr. Jerry MacGinnity (
    Thomas G. Lingham
    )
    while
    Ruth Melier (
    Pauline Starke
    ) watches.
    It is unrestored in fine+ condition with l
    ight signs of wear in the borders. There are no pinholes, tears, stains, writing, or other flaws.
    Filmed on location in Ben Lomond, California,
    Tom Mix and his horse Tony were injured when an explosion that was supposed to cause a landslide covering a high pass was apparently too strong and blew rocks and debris further than it was supposed to
    ,
    and both Mix and his horse were struck by the flying rocks
    . Although injured, Mix spent two hours coaxing his terrified horse down off the pass to an area where it, and he, could be treated.