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The Jaguar's Claws
The Jaguar's Claws
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  2. The Jaguar's Claws

The Jaguar's Claws

1917
50m
Drama
Western

Status

Released

Release

1917

Runtime

50m

Storyline

"A Story of a Mexican Bandit and an Oil Hell Town"

The manager of the American oil company quits out of fear of El Jaguar, the bandit who is terrorizing the Mexican countryside, Phil Jordan is sent in his place. Phil arrives with his younger sister Nancy, when the bandit makes a unwanted pass towards the girl, Phil beats him, causing El Jaguar to vow revenge. Waiting until Phil's bride Beth arrives, El Jaguar captures all three Americans and sadistically forces Phil to choose between leaving with his sister or his wife. Beth volunteers to remain as a sacrifice, and Phil and Nancy ride off, soon to encounter a troop of rangers. They all rush back to rescue Beth, but before they arrive, the bandit is killed by a woman whom he had abducted and violated on her wedding night.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Jun 11, 1917
Languages
English
No Language
Director
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan
Production
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

El Jaguar

Fritzi Brunette

Fritzi Brunette

Beth Thomas

Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Phil Jordan

Marjorie Daw

Marjorie Daw

Nancy Jordan

Tom Forman

Tom Forman

Harry Knowles

Mabel Van Buren

Mabel Van Buren

Marie

Horace B. Carpenter

Horace B. Carpenter

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

Bandit (uncredited)

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