The Avenger (1931 film)

The Avenger is a 1931 Western directed by Roy William Neill, starring Buck Jones and Dorothy Revier. The film is loosely based on the exploits of legendary Mexican bandit Joaquin Murrieta, who, in the mid-19th century, went to California and, according to the legend, swore vengeance against Americans and began of a series of robberies in the mining country after being discriminated against by white men.^[1]

The Avenger was remade in 1942 as Vengeance of the West, directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter.

Plot summary

In 1849, Joaquin Murietta (Buck Jones) is determined to track down the three men, Black Kelly (Otto Hoffman), Ike Mason (Edward Peil Sr.) and Al Goss (Walter Percival), who lynched his brother. As "The Black Shadow," he robs the rich, gives to the poor, and romances the new school teacher Helen Lake (Dorothy Revier).^[2]

Cast

• Buck Jones as Joaquin Murietta aka The Black Shadow
• Dorothy Revier as Helen Lake
• Otto Hoffman as Black Kelly
• Sidney Bracey as Windy
• Edward Hearn as Captain Paul Lake
• Walter Percival as Al Goss
• Edward Peil Sr. as Ike Mason

References

External links

• The Avenger at the Internet Movie Database
• The Avenger at AllMovie
• The Avenger at the TCM Movie Database
• The Avenger at the American Film Institute Catalog