Devil Dog Dawson is a 1921

1921 in film

-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...

 black and white American western

Western (genre)

The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...

 directed by Karl R. Coolidge

Karl R. Coolidge

Karl R. Coolidge was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 73 films between 1913 and 1935. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Riders of the Plains...

 and starring Jack Hoxie

Jack Hoxie

Jack Hoxie was an American rodeo performer and motion picture actor whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1930s...

, Helene Rosson

Helene Rosson

Helene Rosson was an American silent film actress.Rosson entered film in 1915 and starred in 37 films over her ten year career until 1925....

 and Evelyn Selbie

Evelyn Selbie

Evelyn Selbie was a stage actress and performer in silent films.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman she was a side-saddle rider. She had a career which lasted twenty-five years on the stage. She began in Proctor's stock companies in New York after leaving her home. She acted in plays...

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The independent film

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 is considered lost

Lost film

A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...

. The only surviving footage from this film - 38 seconds worth - was found in a mislabeled tin by a collector in Ohio. The title marked on the tin was Dangerous Hour - Eddie Polo

Eddie Polo

Eddie Polo was an Austro-American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 77 films between 1913 and 1944. Born Edward W. Wyman in Vienna, Austria, Polo died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack....

. The canister and its contents were the subject of an investigation in a 2006 episode of the PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

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Television program

A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...

 History Detectives

History Detectives

History Detectives is a documentary television series on PBS. A group of researchers help people to seek answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure...

. The film segment was preserved and restored by the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...

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Many remaining scenes from this film were thought to have been cut at the time because they depicted alcohol consumption, which was illegal at the time

Prohibition in the United States

Prohibition in the United States was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and the Volstead Act set down the rules for enforcing the ban, as well as defining which...

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External links

• "Silent Film Reel" at History Detectives website