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<i>Fair Warning</i> (1931 film)

Fair Warning (1931 film)

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]

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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

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Solomon p. 325
  2. [2]
    Erickson, Hal. "Fair Warning (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Fair Warning (1931)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "'Fair Warning' - with George O'Brien". Harrison's Reports. January 24, 1931. p. 14. Retrieved July 19, 2021.

Bibliography

  • Aubrey Solomon. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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