Wolf Lowry
About Wolf Lowry
Tom "Wolf" Lowry, a rancher who will not abide nesters, runs an old claimant off, then falls for Mary Davis when a crooked agent, Buck Fanning, puts her on the claim. She tells Lowry that Owen Thorpe is her half-brother. Thorpe is a rival. He and Mary plan to leave at night. Fanning sends Lowry a note.
Cast & crew
More about Wolf Lowry
William S. Hart directed and plays Lowry. Thomas H. Ince produced at Kay-Bee. Triangle released it on May 27, 1917. Lambert Hillyer wrote the scenario from Charles T. Dazey's story The Rancher. Joseph H. August photographed. Margery Wilson plays Mary Davis. Aaron Edwards plays Buck Fanning. William Fairbanks, billed as Carl Ullman, plays Owen Thorpe.
Themes
Look
Joseph H. August photographed the ranch and the claim.
Preservation
Prints survive at the Library of Congress, George Eastman House, and UCLA.
Notes
- Mary's name in the cast list is Davis, not Brown.
- Fairbanks was billed as Carl Ullman.
- Prints are at the Library of Congress, George Eastman House, and UCLA. A 51-minute version was assembled from those pieces.
- Kay-Bee and Triangle, not Artcraft, made and released it.
Scenes
- Lowry runs the old nester off, then will not run Mary off.
- Fanning's note reaches him as Mary and Thorpe prepare to leave.
Influenced by
- Charles T. Dazey's story The Rancher
Also available
- Library of Congress
- George Eastman House
- UCLA Film and Television Archive
