Fear-Bound
| Fear-Bound | |
|---|---|
 Still with Welch and Daw | |
| Directed by | William Nigh |
| Written by | William Nigh |
| Starring | Marjorie Daw William Nigh Niles Welch |
| Cinematography | Edward Paul |
Production company | Nigh-Smith Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date | January 18, 1925
|
Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Fear-Bound is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William Nigh and starring Marjorie Daw, William Nigh, and Niles Welch.[1][2]
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] deserted by her shiftless husband and three sons, Ma Tumble (Mackintosh) works the little farm and raises her infant daughter Falfi. Fifteen years later Falfi (Daw) meets a stranger who proves to be the youngest son Jim (Nigh). Falfi pleads so with Ma that she lets him stay. The arrival of the sheriff finds Jim crazed with fear as he had aided his father and brothers in a bank robbery. A soldier appears and tells the family that Jim died in France a hero in the war. To escape the law, the family moves to another state and Falfi opens a restaurant. All goes well until Pa (Roseman) and the brothers appear. The soldier Tod (Welch), now a mine owner, gets Jim a job as a guard at the mine and, though afraid, he accepts. When money for the mine is to be transported, his shiftless father makes him change uniforms with his brother and they go to rob the money wagon. Jim, cowering in fear, binds himself to his bed. Ma discovers him and the deception, and Jim admits he always was a coward and says he hid in France so as to be captured. He slinkds away from the house and meets his father and brothers. The youngest taunts him about being yellow, and Jim suddenly finds himself and fights them all. When the youngest brother starts to help, they subdue the others. Jim is once again proclaimed a hero and Tod decides to marry Falfi.
Cast
- Marjorie Daw as Falfi Tumble
- William Nigh as Jim Tumble
- Niles Welch as Tod Vane
- Louise Mackintosh as Ma Tumble
- Edward Roseman as Pa Tumble
- James Bradbury Jr. as Luke Tumble
- Warner Richmond as Ed Tumble
- Dexter McReynolds as Alkali Red
- Jean Jarvis as Fluffy Ralston
- Frank Conlan as Cooky
Preservation
With no prints of Fear-Bound located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 234. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Fearbound at silentera.com
- ^ Sewel, Charles S. (February 14, 1925). "Fear-Bound; Vitagraph Offers Will Nigh in Powerful Characterization of Heavy and Intensely Dramatic Role". The Moving Picture World. 72 (7). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 703. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database
External links
- Fear-Bound at IMDb