Quicksands (1923)
Stationed at the Mexican border, a young lieutenant whose job is to capture a ring of narcotics smugglers, spies his sweetheart, the daughter of a U. S. Customs official, in a cantina suspected of being the headquarters of the dope ring.
- Date of release
- 1923-02-28
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Jack Conway
Casting
- Helene Chadwick — The Girl
- Richard Dix — Lt. Bill
- Alan Hale — Ferrago
- Noah Beery — 'Silent' Krupz
- J. Farrell MacDonald — Col. Patterson
- George Cooper — Matt Patterson
- Tom Wilson — Sgt. Johnson
- Dick Sutherland — Cupid
- Hardee Kirkland — Farrell
- Louis King — Barfly
- Jean Hersholt — Ring Member
- Walter Long — Ring Member
Interesting facts
Quicksands is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Jack Conway, written by Howard Hawks, and starring Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix. The supporting cast features Alan Hale Sr., Noah Beery and Jean Hersholt. The film was released on February 28, 1923, by American Releasing Corporation.
Production
The film was shot both on a studio in Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, and on location in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Real U.S. Army soldiers, including United States Colored Troops, were used as extras.
After the American Releasing Corporation went out of business, it was purchased by the Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation for re-release as Boots and Saddles. Dix tried to stop the re-release and offered $1 million to be released from his contract with Paramount, but the studio refused.
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