The Broken Spur

The Broken Spur

1921 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Western, Drama

Engineer Joe Dayton faces sabotage while constructing a railroad through the Canadian Northwest. Local bandit leader Jacques Durand attempts to stop the project, fearing it will bring law and order. Complicating matters, Dayton and Durand are look-alike doppelgangers.

Directed by Ben F. Wilson · Written by J. Grubb Alexander

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