Romance ·Western · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 12m

The Avenger

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Director
Roy William Neill
Cast
Buck Jones as Joaquin "The Black Shadow" Murietta Dorothy Revier as Helen Lake Edward Peil Sr. as Ike Mason Otto Hoffman as Black Kelly Walter Percival as Al Goss Edward Hearn as Captain Paul Lake
Crew
Charles Van Enger — Director of Photography Ted Tetzlaff — Director of Photography Charles J. Stumar — Director of Photography Ray Snyder — Editor George Morgan — Screenplay Jack Townley — Story
Tagline

Blood-tingling all-action western!

Synopsis

Goss, Mason, and Kelly force Joaquin Murieta to watch as they hang his brother Juan for a crime he did not commit. To exact his revenge on the three, Joaquin becomes the notorious Black Shadow.

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Key Collaborators
Roy William Neill Director Charles Van Enger Director of Photography Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography Charles J. Stumar Director of Photography Ray Snyder Editor George Morgan Screenplay Jack Townley Story Sol Lesser Producer
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