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Lightning Bryce (1919)

Two prospectors, one the father of Sky "Lightning" Bryce and the other the father of Kate Arnold, find a large gold deposit belonging to an Indian tribe. They head for home but each sends a note to their respective off-springs advising them of their good fortune. One of the fathers conceives a plan of taking a dagger and wrapping a piece of string around the blade, after which he prints on the string with a lead pencil, the exact location of their find. If something happens to them, the string goes to the son and the knife to the daughter. That night an Indian approaches their camp and blows some mysterious wolf powder which causes a man to see wolves in place of human beings. Lightning's father see his partner as a wolf and stabs him to death; later he is brought into town in a dying condition but before dying, hands the knife and the string over to the sheriff with instructions to deliver to Lightning and Kate.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ann LittleAnn LittleKate Arnold
  • Photo of Jack HoxieJack HoxieSky Bryce aka Lightning Bryce
  • Photo of Paul HurstPaul HurstPowder Solvang
  • Photo of Jill WoodwardJill WoodwardThe Mystery Woman
  • Photo of Steve ClementeSteve ClementeZambleau
  • Photo of Yakima CanuttYakima CanuttDeputy (Episode #15)
  • Photo of George ChampionGeorge ChampionHenchman
  • Photo of Ben CorbettBen CorbettHenchman
  • Photo of Edna HollandEdna HollandDaisy Bliss
  • Photo of Yakima CanuttYakima CanuttDeputy

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