The Bad Lands

This article is about the 1925 film. For other uses, see Badlands (disambiguation).

The Bad Lands is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Dell Henderson and featuring Harry Carey.^[1]

The Bad Lands
Film poster
Directed by	Dell Henderson
Written by	Kate Corbaley Harvey Gates
Produced by	Hunt Stromberg
Starring	Harry Carey
Cinematography	Georges Benoît Sol Polito
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	July 15, 1925 (1925-07-15)
Running time	1 hour
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,^[2] Patrick Angus O’Toole reaches the fort where he has been assigned to clear up a lot of smuggling. Mary, the daughter of Colonel Owen, is wooed by Captain Blake, although she admires O’Toole. Her younger brother, Hal Owen, becomes indebted by gambling to Blake. Blake is jealous of O’Toole and therefore takes revenge on Hal by demanding payment of the debts within 24 hours. Hal attempts a stage coach robbery to get the money. O’Toole arrives in time to see the stage driver shot by a stray bullet. The money bags are later found in O’Toole’s room and he is put in prison. In an Indian attack, Hal is shot and, on his death bed, confesses to the robbery. O’Toole is cleared of the criminal charges and openly courts the young woman. Mary reciprocates his love.

Cast

• Harry Carey as Patrick Angus O'Toole
• Wilfred Lucas as Col. Owen
• Lee Shumway as Capt. Blake
• Gaston Glass as Hal Owen
• Joe Rickson as Charlie Squirrel
• Trilby Clark as Mary Owen
• Buck Black as Freckles