Storyline
Hawk of the Hills (1927), a ten episode serial, re-edited into a five-reel feature length version released in 1929. Newhall, California. A band of Indians led by the half-breed 'The Hawk' terrorizes prospectors in a valley. When the old prospector Clyde Selby hits the mother lode, The Hawk plans to kidnap his pretty blond daughter Mary Selby. This kidnapping actually proves one of the lesser of the perils faced by the poor Mary. Laramie, a government agent, wants with the help of his friendly Shoshone Indian friends to extricate the damsel-in-distress.
Cast & Crew
Allene Ray
Mary Selby
Lead
Walter Miller
Laramie
JG
Jack Ganzhorn
Henry Selby
Frank Lackteen
The Hawk
Paul Panzer
Manson
WO
Wally Oettel
Shorty
Harry Semels
Sheckard
Jack Pratt
Colonel
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spencer Gordon Bennet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hawk of the Hills is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
