Hell's Hinges (1916) On DVD
Actor: William S. Hart, Clara Williams, Jack Standing, Alfred Hollingsworth, Louise Glaum
Director: William S. Hart
Genre: Drama
Year: 1916
Studio: Alpha Video
Length: 59 minutes
Released: August 31, 2010
Rating: Not Rated
Format: DVD (NTSC/Region 1)
Misc: Black & White
Language: English
Subtitles : N/A
DESCRIPTION:
Reverend Robert Henley and his sister Faith arrive in the lawless frontier town of Hell's Hinges, intent on reforming its amoral citizens. Local saloon keeper and deep-dyed villain Silk Miller, realizing that a temperate populace would be bad for business, discredits the preacher by ordering a dancehall girl to seduce and denounce him. But Miller hasn't reckoned on interference from his former accomplice, notorious gunfighter Blaze Tracy, who has fallen in love with Faith and becomes an avenging angel on her behalf.
By 1916, former stage actor Hart was already established as a Western star, but the unexpected box-office success of Hell's Hinges took his career to another level. Although he had portrayed reformed outlaws before, something about Blaze Tracy resonated powerfully with moviegoers - so much so that he would play variations of the character in most of his subsequent films. But Hart's performance wasn't the only exemplary thing about Hell's Hinges: C. Gardner Sullivan's story brought Biblical allusion to sagebrush sagas, and its apocalyptic, fire-and-brimstone climax rocked audiences accustomed to tamer resolutions in Westerns. - Ed Hulse
When a young minister arrives in a tiny western town, an outlaw is transformed - not by religion, but by the sight of the minister's beautiful sister. Meanwhile, the "man of God" is seduced by a dance hall girl and becomes so depraved that he leads a frenzied mob in burning down his own church! Silent film with music score.
Actor: William S. Hart, Clara Williams, Jack Standing, Alfred Hollingsworth, Louise Glaum
Director: William S. Hart
Genre: Drama
Year: 1916
Studio: Alpha Video
Length: 59 minutes
Released: August 31, 2010
Rating: Not Rated
Format: DVD (NTSC/Region 1)
Misc: Black & White
Language: English
Subtitles : N/A
DESCRIPTION:
Reverend Robert Henley and his sister Faith arrive in the lawless frontier town of Hell's Hinges, intent on reforming its amoral citizens. Local saloon keeper and deep-dyed villain Silk Miller, realizing that a temperate populace would be bad for business, discredits the preacher by ordering a dancehall girl to seduce and denounce him. But Miller hasn't reckoned on interference from his former accomplice, notorious gunfighter Blaze Tracy, who has fallen in love with Faith and becomes an avenging angel on her behalf.
By 1916, former stage actor Hart was already established as a Western star, but the unexpected box-office success of Hell's Hinges took his career to another level. Although he had portrayed reformed outlaws before, something about Blaze Tracy resonated powerfully with moviegoers - so much so that he would play variations of the character in most of his subsequent films. But Hart's performance wasn't the only exemplary thing about Hell's Hinges: C. Gardner Sullivan's story brought Biblical allusion to sagebrush sagas, and its apocalyptic, fire-and-brimstone climax rocked audiences accustomed to tamer resolutions in Westerns. - Ed Hulse
When a young minister arrives in a tiny western town, an outlaw is transformed - not by religion, but by the sight of the minister's beautiful sister. Meanwhile, the "man of God" is seduced by a dance hall girl and becomes so depraved that he leads a frenzied mob in burning down his own church! Silent film with music score.
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