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The Bandit Buster
The Bandit Buster
	Lobby card for the film
Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Written by	Frank L. Inghram; Richard Thorpe
Produced by	Lester F. Scott Jr.
Starring	Buddy Roosevelt; Molly Malone; Lafe McKee
Production; company	Action Pictures
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	December 19, 1926 (US);
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

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The Bandit Buster is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Buddy Roosevelt, Molly Malone, and Lafe McKee. It was released on December 19, 1926.

Plot

Henry Morton is a prominent banker. His daughter, Sylvia, and his wife feel that he is working too hard. Sylvia enlists the help of her friend, Buddy Miller, who has romantic aspirations towards her, to fake a kidnapping, taking her father to a secluded cabin where he can rest for a week or two. Miller and his friend, Romeo, take Morton and bring him to a lakeside cabin.

Unbeknownst to Morton's wife and daughter, he was in the midst of a large business transaction. When Morton's subordinates go to Mrs. Morton for instructions as to whether hold or sell Morton's stock, Mrs. Morton discusses the situation with Sylvia. Their discussion is overheard, and real kidnappers are informed of his whereabouts, and go to the cabin and conduct a real kidnapping.

When Mrs. Morton receives the ransom demand, she believes that Miller is behind the kidnapping, and was only pretending to "fake kidnap" her husband. Sylvia also has her doubts. However, Miller tracks down the real kidnappers and rescues Morton, who upon his return finds his holdings greatly enhanced, allowing him to retire. Sylvia understands she was incorrect about Miller, and the two end up together.

Cast

Buddy Roosevelt as Buddy Miller
Molly Malone as Sylvia Morton
Lafe McKee as Henry Morton
Winifred Landis as Mrs. Morton
Robert Homans as Romeo
Slim Whitaker as Steve (credited as Charles Whitaker)
Al Taylor as Hotel clerk

Production

A December 1926 article in Motion Picture News announced the release date as December 19, 1926. It gave credit for the story to Frank Inghram, while stating that Buddy Roosevelt as the star of the film, supported by Molly Malone, Lafe McKee, Winifred Landis, Robert Homans, Charles Whitaker (Slim Whitaker), and Al Taylor.^[2]^[3]

Reception

Moving Picture World gave the film a positive review, calling it a "snappy actionful western story."^[4]

References

^ "The Bandit Buster". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
^ "Three Pathe Features for Dec". Motion Picture News. December 18, 1926. p. 2344. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^ "Three Action Westerns in Pathe Group". Moving Picture World. December 11, 1926. p. 425. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ "The Bandit Buster". Moving Picture World. December 25, 1926. p. 597. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

External links

The Bandit Buster at IMDb
The Bandit Buster at the TCM Movie Database

[AFI-1] "The Bandit Buster". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[2] "Three Pathe Features for Dec". Motion Picture News. December 18, 1926. p. 2344. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

[3] "Three Action Westerns in Pathe Group". Moving Picture World. December 11, 1926. p. 425. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[4] "The Bandit Buster". Moving Picture World. December 25, 1926. p. 597. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

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+'''''The Bandit Buster''''' is a 1926 American [[silent film|silent]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] film. Directed by [[Richard Thorpe]], the film stars [[Buddy Roosevelt]], [[Molly Malone (actress)|Molly Malone]], and [[Lafe McKee]]. It was released on December 19, 1926.
-'''''The Bandit Buster''''' is a 1926 American silent film western. Directed by [[Richard Thorpe]], the film stars [[Buddy Roosevelt]], [[Molly Malone (actress)|Molly Malone]], and [[Lafe McKee]]. It was released on December 19, 1926.
 ==Plot==
-Henry Morton is a prominent banker.  His daughter, Sylvia, and his wife feel that he is working too hard. Sylvia enlists the help of her friend, Buddy Miller, who has romantic aspirations towards her, to fake a kidnapping, taking her father to a secluded cabin where he can rest for a week or two. Miller and his friend, Romeo, take Morton and bring him to a lakeside cabin.
+Henry Morton is a prominent banker. His daughter, Sylvia, and his wife feel that he is working too hard. Sylvia enlists the help of her friend, Buddy Miller, who has romantic aspirations towards her, to fake a kidnapping, taking her father to a secluded cabin where he can rest for a week or two. Miller and his friend, Romeo, take Morton and bring him to a lakeside cabin.
 Unbeknownst to Morton's wife and daughter, he was in the midst of a large business transaction. When Morton's subordinates go to Mrs. Morton for instructions as to whether hold or sell Morton's stock, Mrs. Morton discusses the situation with Sylvia. Their discussion is overheard, and real kidnappers are informed of his whereabouts, and go to the cabin and conduct a real kidnapping.
-When Mrs. Morton receives the ransom demand, she believes that Miller is behind the kidnapping, and was only pretending to "fake kidnap" her husband. Sylvia also has her doubts.  However, Miller tracks down the real kidnappers and rescues Morton, who upon his return finds his holdings greatly enhanced, allowing him to retire. Sylvia understands she was incorrect about Miller, and the two end up together.
+When Mrs. Morton receives the ransom demand, she believes that Miller is behind the kidnapping, and was only pretending to "fake kidnap" her husband. Sylvia also has her doubts. However, Miller tracks down the real kidnappers and rescues Morton, who upon his return finds his holdings greatly enhanced, allowing him to retire. Sylvia understands she was incorrect about Miller, and the two end up together.
-==Cast list==
+==Cast==
 * [[Buddy Roosevelt]] as Buddy Miller
 * [[Molly Malone (actress)|Molly Malone]] as Sylvia Morton
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 ==Reception==
-''[[Moving Picture World]]'' gave the film a positive review, calling it a "snappy actionful western story."<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Moving Picture World | title=The Bandit Buster | date=December 25, 1926 | page=597 | url=https://archive.org/stream/movingpicturewor83novd#page/596/mode/2up/search/%22Bandit+Buster%22 | accessdate=February 2, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref>
+''[[Moving Picture World]]'' gave the film a positive review, calling it a "snappy actionful western story."<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Moving Picture World | title= The Bandit Buster | date=December 25, 1926 | page=597 | url=https://archive.org/stream/movingpicturewor83novd#page/596/mode/2up/search/%22Bandit+Buster%22 | accessdate=February 2, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|0016625}}
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 {{Richard Thorpe}}
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 [[Category:1926 films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Richard Thorpe]]
-[[Category:American Western (genre) films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
-[[Category:American silent feature films]]
 [[Category:American black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:Associated Exhibitors films]]
+[[Category:Silent American Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1920s English-language films]]
-{{Silent-film-stub}}
+[[Category:1920s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language Western (genre) films]]