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A Debtor to the Law

Western

Decade 1910

1919

Pan American

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010059

Henry Starr, Paul Curry, Karl Hackett, Patrick Sylvester McGeeney

The film's leading man, Henry Starr, led a gang of bank robbers in Oklahoma at the turn of the century. In March of 1915 they hatched a plan to rob two banks in the town of Stroud at the same time. The plan went awry when a local youth, 17-year-old�Paul Curry, figured out what was going on, grabbed a gun and shot Starr, then picked off another gang member. Lawmen captured the rest of the gang, and they were all eventually sent to prison. When Starr was released almost five years later, he got the idea to make a film of the bungled robbery. He attracted some investors and went back to Stroud to film it, playing himself, using townspeople - including the actual tellers he had robbed - as extras and even hiring Curry, the man who shot him. The film reportedly made money, but Starr was cheated out of his share by his business partners. Two years later he was shot to death in Arkansas while trying to rob a bank.

A Debtor to the Law (Pan American, 1919). One Sheet (26.5 X 41). Western. , Starring Henry Starr, Paul Curry, Karl Hackett, Patrick Sylvester McGeeney. A restored poster that may be slightly brittle due to age, show some paper loss or staining, edge wear with small tears, and minor fold separations. It is most likely in need of some degree of work or restoration. Grades on all restored items are pre-restoration grades. Please see full-color, enlargeable image below for more details. Very Good on Linen.

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