| ~The Return of Draw Egan~ 1916 |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Having made a name for himself as a lawman, former bandit Draw Egan (William S. Hart) goes to
Yellow Dog to serve as its new marshal, and while turning the town into a model community, he begins
a romance with a member of one of its most prominent families, Myrtle Buckton (Margery Wilson).
Soon, however, a member of Draw's former gang, Arizona Joe (Robert McKim), arrives in Yellow Dog,
and threatens to expose Draw's past if the marshal tries to make him obey the law. Draw gives in for a
while, but then decides that the welfare of the community is more important than his romance with
Myrtle. True to his word, Joe tells the whole town about Draw when the lawman comes after him, after
which Draw kills Joe and then prepares to give up Myrtle. She tells him, however, that his past is
unimportant, and then begins making plans with him for their future. William S. Hart excelled in
playing outlaws reformed by the love of a good woman and The Return of Draw Egan is perhaps the
quintessential Hart western. Like so many times before and since, Hart's hero has to choose between
two disparate women, a hardened dance-hall harlot (played to the hilt by veteran silent screen femme
fatale Louise Glaum) and the naive, but God-fearing and just Margery Wilson.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com.
Yellow Dog to serve as its new marshal, and while turning the town into a model community, he begins
a romance with a member of one of its most prominent families, Myrtle Buckton (Margery Wilson).
Soon, however, a member of Draw's former gang, Arizona Joe (Robert McKim), arrives in Yellow Dog,
and threatens to expose Draw's past if the marshal tries to make him obey the law. Draw gives in for a
while, but then decides that the welfare of the community is more important than his romance with
Myrtle. True to his word, Joe tells the whole town about Draw when the lawman comes after him, after
which Draw kills Joe and then prepares to give up Myrtle. She tells him, however, that his past is
unimportant, and then begins making plans with him for their future. William S. Hart excelled in
playing outlaws reformed by the love of a good woman and The Return of Draw Egan is perhaps the
quintessential Hart western. Like so many times before and since, Hart's hero has to choose between
two disparate women, a hardened dance-hall harlot (played to the hilt by veteran silent screen femme
fatale Louise Glaum) and the naive, but God-fearing and just Margery Wilson.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com.
| Directed by: William S. Hart Written by: C. Gardner Sullivan |
| ~Cast~ William S. Hart ... 'Draw' Egan / William Blake Louise Glaum ... Poppy Margery Wilson ... Myrtle Buckton Robert McKim ... Arizona Joe J.P. Lockney ... Mat Buckton Dorothy Benham ... (uncredited) Hector Dion ... William Cleves (uncredited) J.H. Gilmour ... (uncredited) Aggie Herring ... Townswoman (uncredited) Florence La Badie ... Margery Carew (uncredited) George Marlo ... James Gray (uncredited) Samuel N. Niblack ... (uncredited) Robert Vaughn ... (uncredited) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Companies: Kay-Bee Pictures New York Motion Picture Distribution Company: Triangle Distributing Produced by: Thomas H. Ince Cinematography by: Joseph H. August Art Direction by: Robert Brunton Assistant Director: Clifford Smith Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: October 15, 1916 |
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