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70% Critic Match
Born to Battle
“A "Western" that's a Blue Streak for Speed. A story that never drags nor becomes too deadly serious.”
7.0 / 10• 1926• 50m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Dennis Terhune, ranch foreman for John Morgan, an eastern capitalist, discovers that there is oil on Morgan's ranch shortly after Morgan has deeded the ranch to Daley, western manager for the Morgan properties. Dennis rides after Daley and retrieves the deed, saving Morgan's ranch and securing for himself the love of the financier's daughter, Eunice.
Cast & Crew
Jean Arthur
Eunice Morgan
Lead
Tom Tyler
Dennis Terhune
RC
Ray Childs
Moxley
Fred Gamble
Morgan
Frankie Darro
Birdie
Buck Black
Tuffy
LeRoy Mason
Daley
Ethan Laidlaw
Trube
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert De Lacey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Born to Battle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
