Film

Bucking the Tiger

1921 · Drama

"With his back to the wall he took one last desperate chance and - just wait until you see Conway Tearle in 'Bucking the Tiger'"

Five down-on-their-luck miners in Circle City, Alaska gather at a local hotel, desperate to recoup their depleted finances. MacDonald, a former football star, suggests they buy an insurance policy on whichever man draws the fatal ace. At the end of the year, that man would commit suicide so the remaining four could collect the payout. MacDonald purposefully draws the ace, but soon after discovers a gold vein in his mine. He abandons the suicidal insurance plan and shares his newfound wealth with the group. The fortune also saves a woman named Emily—who traveled to the harsh north to marry a man who turned out to be broke—and she begins a romance with MacDonald instead.

Conway Tearle

Ritchie MacDonald

Winifred Westover

Emily Dwyer

Gladden James

Ralph Graham

Helen Montrose

Skaguay Belle

George A. Wright

The Count

Templar Saxe

William Hillyer

Harry Lee

Andy Walsh

• Henry KolkerDirector
• May TullyWriter
• Achmed AbdullahStory
• Jacob A. BadaraccoDirector of Photography
• Howard BrethertonEditor

Release date

April 1, 1921

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

Drama

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