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Fair Warning
“A Gripping Outdoor ROMANCE”
9.0 / 10• 1931• 1h 14m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
This George O'Brien western is based on a novel by Max Brand, previously filmed as the 1920 Tom Mix vehicle The Untamed. Cast as devil-may-car Whistlin' Dan Barry, our hero rides into a passel of trouble in a wide-open town. Warned to leave the premises or else, Whistlin' Dan refuses to do so, sticking around long enough to whomp villain Jim Silent (Mitchell Lewis) and romance heroine Kate Cumberland (Louise Huntington).
Cast & Crew
George O'Brien
Whistlin' Dan Barry
Lead
Louise Huntington
Kate Cumberland
Mitchell Harris
Jim Silent
George Brent
Les Haines
Nat Pendleton
Purvis
John Sheehan
Kelduff
Willard Robertson
Tex Calder
Ernie Adams
Jordan
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred L. Werker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fair Warning is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
