07 Dec 1927
The Scarlet Brand
Bottom-shelf Western star Neal Hart directs and stars in this silent western serial.
Ruth of the Rockies
A young woman finds a trunk full of stolen diamonds, takes them and heads westward, pursued by the thief.
Top Billed Cast
Ruth Roland Bab Murphy
Herbert Heyes Justin Garret
Thomas G. Lingham Edward Dugan
Jack Rollens Sam Wilkes
Fred Burns Burton
William Gillis Pendleton Pete
Gilbert Holmes Shorty
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