The Night Hawk (1924 film)

The Night Hawk is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and featuring Harry Carey.^[1]

The Night Hawk
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stuart Paton
Written by	Joseph F. Poland Carlysle Graham Raht
Produced by	Hunt Stromberg
Starring	Harry Carey
Distributed by	W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Release date	February 17, 1924 (1924-02-17)
Running time	5150 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Panther Gann, wanted by the city police, escapes with the aid of José Valdez. He goes West with José. Gann agrees to kill Sheriff Hilton, José's enemy, and catches and tames a wild horse which he names El Sang'rito. Gann falls in love with Clia, Hilton's daughter, and spares her father. After many adventures, he rescues Clia from abductors with the help of his horse, and successfully defends her father from a gang of gunmen. Gann wins the affections of Clia and she agrees to become his wife.

Cast

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• Harry Carey as "Panther" Gann / "The Hawk"
• Claire Adams as Clia Milton
• Joseph W. Girard as Sheriff Milton (credited as Joseph Girard)
• Fred Malatesta as José Valdez
• Nick De Ruiz as Manuel Valdez (credited as Nicholas De Ruiz)
• Lee Shumway
• Oleda Parrish
• William Elmer
• Miles McCarthy
• Fred Kelsey
• Douglas Carter

Preservation

With no prints of The Night Hawk located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.