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Nevada is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, and William Powell. Based on the novel Nevada by Zane Grey, the film is about a former outlaw hired to protect a ranch owner's daughter, which angers the ranch foreman who is in love with the girl. The villainous foreman spreads a rumor of his rival's dark past to the sheriff, and the former outlaw is soon on the run again. Eventually he captures a gang of cattle rustlers led by the foreman, and with his reputation restored, he marries the girl. This lavish Western film was remade in 1944 as Nevada starring Robert Mitchum—the only time Cooper and Mitchum played the same role.
Nevada still survives in a complete copy, but the film's appearance is not the best, due probably to poor preservation. It is possible to make out scenes, but not as well as other highly restored silent films. This was a very early Western role for Gary Cooper, but his fame in Westerns would be more noticeable in talking pictures.
Original Release
08/01/1927
US Release
08/01/1927
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Nevada |
Thelma Todd | Hettie Ide |
William Powell | Clan Dillon |
Philip Strange | Ben Ide |
Ernie Adams | Cash Burridge |
Christian J. Frank | Sheriff of Winthrop |
Ivan Christy | Cawthorne |
Guy Oliver | Sheriff of Lineville |
Jim Corey | Bearded Henchman |
Directors
Writers
John W. Conway, Zane Grey, Gordon Rigby, John Stone
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Nevada |
Thelma Todd | Hettie Ide |
William Powell | Clan Dillon |
Philip Strange | Ben Ide |
Ernie Adams | Cash Burridge |
Christian J. Frank | Sheriff of Winthrop |
Ivan Christy | Cawthorne |
Guy Oliver | Sheriff of Lineville |
Jim Corey | Bearded Henchman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jesse L. Lasky | Executive Producer |
Adolph Zukor | Executive Producer |
B.P. Schulberg | Producer |
E. Lloyd Sheldon | Producer |
Jesse L. Lasky | Producer |
Adolph Zukor | Producer |