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'''''In the Days of Daniel Boone''''' is a lost Universal serial from 1923.  It is set in 1755 and features Daniel Boone (played by Charles Brinley) and Jack Gordon (played by Jack Mower) as scouts on the ill-fated expedition in which General Edward Braddock lost his life in the Ohio River Valley.  The trailer still exists and is available on Youtube.
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'''''In the Days of Daniel Boone''''' is a Universal western film serial from 1923 that is set in 1755 and features Daniel Boone (played by Charles Brinley) and Jack Gordon (played by Jack Mower) as a scout and a British soldier, respectively, on the ill-fated expedition in which General Edward Braddock lost his life in the Ohio River Valley.


== Synopsis ==
No reels of the full film are known to exist, but a trailer has survived and is included in the DVD ''More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931: 50 Films''.<ref>[https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=79715&recCount=100&recPointer=0&bibId=13644215 The DVD that holds the trailer on the Library of Congress catalog website.] Retrieved 28 May '19</ref>


Jack Gordon and Daniel Boone accompany General Braddock and his men on their expedition to the Ohio river valley and are attacked by Indians.  During the fracas, Daniel is injured and Jack disguises himself as an Indian and takes him away from the scene of the battle, in which the General and his men are all killed.  Daniel is nursed back to health by his daughter Suaan (played by Eileen Sedgwick), but Clare de Voe (played by Ruth Royce) watched Jack Gordon come home and betrays him to the rebels, claiming he is a coward and a traitor.  Now Jack, with the help of a recovered Daniel Boone, aims to clear his name by finding evidence of Clare's treachery.  In the end, he presents the evidence to General httWashington (played by Duke R. Lee) and his name is cleared.
==Synopsis==
Jack Gordon and Daniel Boone accompany General Braddock and his men on their expedition to the Ohio river valley and are attacked by Indians.  During the fracas, Daniel is injured and Jack disguises himself as an Indian and takes him away from the scene of the battle after Daniel has saved his life, and the General and his men are all killed except for Jack.  Daniel is nursed back to health by his daughter Susan (played by Eileen Sedgwick), but Clare de Voe (played by Ruth Royce) watched Jack Gordon come home and betrays him to the rebels, claiming he is a coward and a traitor.  Now Jack, with the help of a recovered Daniel Boone, aims to clear his name by finding evidence of Clare's treachery.  In the end, he presents the evidence to General George Washington (played by Duke R. Lee) and his name is cleared.


== Notes ==
==Gallery==
My two earlier web pages on this lost serial were completely erroneous as to the details of the plot, and because I now know I was utterly mistaken as to its details, this page actually amounts to a completely new web page.
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==External Links==
*[https://silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/InTheDaysofDanielBoone1923.html The Silentera page on ''In the Days of Daniel Boone''.] Retrieved 15 Oct '18
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014150/?ref_=nev_sr_5 The IMDb page on ''In the Days of Daniel Boone''.] Retrieved 15 Oct '18
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Days_of_Daniel_Boone The Wikipedia page on ''In the Days of Daniel Boone''.] Retrieved 15 Oct '18


== References ==
==References==
Continued Next Week (book by Kalton C, Lahue)
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Bound and Gagged (book by Kalton C. Lahue)
[[Category:Lost films]]
 
[[Category:Partially found media]]
== External links ==
[https://silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/InTheDaysofDanielBoone1923.html]
 
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014150/?ref_=nev_sr_5]
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Days_of_Daniel_Boone]

Latest revision as of 08:19, 1 June 2021

Daniel boone title card.jpg

Title card.

Status: Partially Found

In the Days of Daniel Boone is a Universal western film serial from 1923 that is set in 1755 and features Daniel Boone (played by Charles Brinley) and Jack Gordon (played by Jack Mower) as a scout and a British soldier, respectively, on the ill-fated expedition in which General Edward Braddock lost his life in the Ohio River Valley.

No reels of the full film are known to exist, but a trailer has survived and is included in the DVD More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931: 50 Films.[1]

Synopsis

Jack Gordon and Daniel Boone accompany General Braddock and his men on their expedition to the Ohio river valley and are attacked by Indians. During the fracas, Daniel is injured and Jack disguises himself as an Indian and takes him away from the scene of the battle after Daniel has saved his life, and the General and his men are all killed except for Jack. Daniel is nursed back to health by his daughter Susan (played by Eileen Sedgwick), but Clare de Voe (played by Ruth Royce) watched Jack Gordon come home and betrays him to the rebels, claiming he is a coward and a traitor. Now Jack, with the help of a recovered Daniel Boone, aims to clear his name by finding evidence of Clare's treachery. In the end, he presents the evidence to General George Washington (played by Duke R. Lee) and his name is cleared.

Gallery

The trailer for In the Days of Daniel Boone.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ The DVD that holds the trailer on the Library of Congress catalog website. Retrieved 28 May '19
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