Fair Warning (1931 film)

Fair Warning is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George O'Brien, Louise Huntington and Mitchell Harris. It is a remake of the 1920 silent film The Untamed.^[1] The 1937 film Fair Warning is not a remake of this one.^[2] The film's premise came from a novel by Max Brand, which initially was published in serial form in The All-Story from December 7, 1918, through January 11, 1919.^[3]

Fair Warning
Directed by	Alfred L. Werker
Written by	Max Brand (novel) Ernest Pascal
Starring	George O'Brien Louise Huntington Mitchell Harris
Cinematography	Ross Fisher
Edited by	Ralph Dietrich
Music by	Arthur Kay
Production company	Fox Movietone
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	February 1, 1931 (1931-02-01)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

When Whistlin' Dan Barry is warned to leave a town, he refuses to do so. As a result, he defeats Jim Silent (the town's villain) and gets romantic with Kate Cumberland.^[2]

Cast

• George O'Brien as Whistlin' Dan Barry
• Louise Huntington as Kate Cumberland
• Mitchell Harris as Jim Silent
• George Brent as Les Haines
• Nat Pendleton as Purvis
• John Sheehan as Kelduff
• Willard Robertson as Tex Calder
• Ernie Adams as Jordan
• Erwin Connelly as Morgan
• Alphonse Ethier as Mr. Cumberland

Reception

A review in Harrison's Reports called Fair Warning "an excellent outdoor picture" that had O'Brien in a fearless role, helping him to win "the spectator's good will, which follows him throughout the story."^[4]