The Fight for Freedom (1908)
In a saloon in a Mexican border town, a group of cowboys, including a Mexican named Pedro, play poker. One man is discovered cheating, and is shot dead by Pedro, who is wounded as he attempts to escape. Pedro is followed home by the local sheriff, who proves the next victim of Pedro's quick temper and pistol. Pedro's wife, Juanita, is thrown into jail, but he manages to break her out. They head for the border, unaware that a posse is waiting for them.
- Date of release
- 1908-07-17
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
Casting
- Florence Auer — Juanita
- John G. Adolfi
- Kate Bruce
- Edward Dillon — Member of the Posse
- George Gebhardt — Man in Bar / Guard
- Arthur V. Johnson
- Wallace McCutcheon Jr.
- Anthony O'Sullivan — Bartender
- Robert G. Vignola
Interesting facts
The Fight for Freedom is a 1908 American black-and-white short silent Western film which may have been directed by D. W. Griffith. Filmed in Shadyside, New Jersey, in June 1908, the film was released on July 17, 1908.
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