The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing

1923 · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

An American pilot flying in Mexico crash-lands on a ranch, and is nursed back to health by the daughter of the ranch's owner. Unbeknownst to the pilot--who has lost his memory because of the crash--the girl has been praying for a husband, and believes that God has answered her prayers by sending him this handsome pilot. However, a local guerrilla leader has also had designs on the daughter, and comes up with a plan to get rid of his competition, make some money and win the girl in the bargain.

Directed by Tom Forman · Written by Tom Forman

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Kenneth Harlan Philip Marvin
Miriam Cooper Inez Villera
Walter Long Captain Innocencio Dos Santos
Miss DuPont Celia
Richard Tucker Sylvester Cross
Ed Brady Bassilio (as Edwin J. Brady)
Ferdinand Munier Luther Farley
Evelyn Selbie Quichita
Marjorie Reynolds Child (uncredited)

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