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Title: Hell Bent

Date: 1918

Distributor: Universal Film Mfg. Co.

Director: John Ford

Cast: Harry Carey, Duke Lee, Neva Garber, Vester Pegg, Joseph Harris

Summary: When Cheyenne Harry arrives in Rawhide, he befriends Bess Thurston who works at the dance hall to support her sick mother. Beau Ross, the outlaw leader, loves Bess. He persuades her brother Jack to join his gang and kidnaps Bess. Attempting to rescue Bess, Cheyenne is captured, but he escapes by overpowering Jack and taking his clothes. Dressed as Jack, Cheyenne catches Beau. The two endure a long walk across the desert. Beau dies at a dry water hole and Cheyenne is rescued by Cimarron Bill.

Notes: Print exists in the Czechoslovak Film Archives. John Ford directed numerous films during the silent era, most of which are presumed lost.