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The Strange Boarder (1920)

1920-04-01 · 50m · EN
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Honest Arizona rancher Sam Gardner, goes with his motherless son Billy to the city, where he is cheated out of ten thousand dollars by a band of crooks. Taking up residence in a boardinghouse where he meets Jane Ingraham, Sam decides that the only way to regain his losses is by gambling. To achieve this, he makes friends with gambler Kittie Hinch who takes him to Jack Bloom's gambling house. When Bloom begins flirting with Hinch's wife Florry, the injured husband kills his rival and the evidence points to Sam as the killer. Jane tries to provide him with an alibi, but fails. Just as things look grim for the rancher, a wire arrives from Hinch, now in Mexico, confessing to the crime. His faith in mankind thus rewarded, Sam is free to marry Jane

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Clarence G. BadgerDirectorEdfrid A. BinghamWriterClarence G. BadgerDirector

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Will RogersWill RogersSam GardnerIrene RichIrene RichJane IngrahamJimmy RodgersJimmy RodgersBilly GardnerJames MasonJames MasonKittie HinchDoris PawnDoris PawnFlorry HinchLionel BelmoreLionel BelmoreJake BloomJack RichardsonJack RichardsonWestmarkJack RichardsonJack RichardsonWestmarkSydney DeaneSydney DeaneDawsonLouis DurhamLouis DurhamSergeant Worrill

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Genre affinityDrama · Crime · WesternDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference1354237 · 294382Actor preference308885 · 360896 · 1354234Country preferenceUs

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What is The Strange Boarder about?

Honest Arizona rancher Sam Gardner, goes with his motherless son Billy to the city, where he is cheated out of ten thousand dollars by a band of crooks. Taking up residence in a boardinghouse where he meets Jane Ingraham, Sam decides that the only way to regain his losses is by gambling. To achieve this, he makes friends with gambler Kittie Hinch who takes him to Jack Bloom's gambling house. When Bloom begins flirting with Hinch's wife Florry, the injured husband kills his rival and the evidence points to Sam as the killer. Jane tries to provide him with an alibi, but fails. Just as things look grim for the rancher, a wire arrives from Hinch, now in Mexico, confessing to the crime. His faith in mankind thus rewarded, Sam is free to marry Jane

How long is The Strange Boarder?

The Strange Boarder has a runtime of 50 minutes.