Born to Battle (1926 film)

Born to Battle
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Directed by	Robert De Lacey
Written by	William E. Wing
Starring	Tom Tyler Jean Arthur Frankie Darro
Cinematography	David Smith Harold Wenstrom
Production company	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America Ideal Films (UK)
Release date	January 24, 1926 (1926-01-24)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Born to Battle is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Jean Arthur and Frankie Darro.^[1] Tyler also starred in the 1935 film of the same name, but that western film has a different plot and is unrelated to the 1926 film.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Denny Terhune, known as "Irish" and foreman of the Morgan ranch, is feared by Manager Daley and his henchman. They know that there is oil on the ranch property and are plotting to gain control of it. They ship Denny away and have him shanghaied, but he escapes and comes back. He meets Morgan's daughter Eunice, but she looks at him as being a roughneck. Finally, Denny defeats the plans of the conspirators, beats them up, and convinces Eunice, that he would be the ideal husband for her after all.

Cast

• Tom Tyler as Dennis Terhune
• Jean Arthur as Eunice Morgan
• Ray Childs as Moxley
• Fred Gamble as Morgan
• Frankie Darro as Birdie
• Buck Black as Tuffy
• LeRoy Mason as Daley
• Ethan Laidlaw as Trube
• Nora Cecil (uncredited)

References

1. 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. 78. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
2. Pardy, George T. (February 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Born to Battle", Motion Picture News, 33 (7), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 812, retrieved March 18, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

• Born to Battle at IMDb