Burning Words
"The story of rugged life on the frontier of the Canadian Northwest woven about a chapter in the life of David Darby, Mounted Police officer!”
1923 · 50m · Passed
Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Directed by
Stuart Paton
Overview
David Darby and his younger brother Ross are both members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Ross is accused of murdering Slip Martin, but David doesn't believe his brother committed the murder and, not wanting to see him executed, takes the blame himself.
Director and cast
- Stuart Paton Director
- Roy Stewart as David Darby
- Laura La Plante as Mary Malcolm
- Harold Goodwin as Ross Darby
- Edith Yorke as Mother Darby
- William Welsh as John Malcolm
- Noble Johnson as Bad Pierre
- Eve Southern as Nan Bishop
- Harry Carter as Slip Martin
- George A. McDaniel as Mounted-Police Sergeant Chase
- Alfred Fisher as Father Darby
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