Programmes for Two Lost American Silent Western Films: Dead or Alive; The Sheriff of Hope Eternal

Programmes for two lost silent Westerns, both produced in 1921 by Ben F. Wilson, and starring rodeo performer and actor Jack Hoxie. Two very scarce programmes for lost silent Westerns of 1921.Illustrated with film stills throughout each volume.The first is for 'Dead or Alive', a 'vivid western drama' starring starring Jack Hoxie, Joseph W. Girard and Marin Sais.The second programme is for 'real live western story' 'The Sheriff of Hope Eternal' starring Jack Hoxie and Marin Sais, about a stage coach driver who falls in love with a young woman when she returns West from finishing school. After he defends her from an aggressive saloon owner and gambler, he is elected sheriff.Jack Hoxie was an American rodeo performer and actor who had a prominent career in the silent film era of the 1910s through to the 1930s. He rarely strayed from the Western genre. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, smart, with edgewear to head of 'Hope' front wrap, and light handing marks to front wrap of 'Dead'. Internally, disbound due to rust at staples. Pages clean and bright. Good Only.…