CinemaOSMovie · 1921

Bucking the Tiger

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

90%(1)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byHenry Kolker

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Status
Released
Language
EN
Released
April 1, 1921
Studios
Selznick Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Conway Tearle

Conway Tearle

Ritchie MacDonald

Winifred Westover

Winifred Westover

Emily Dwyer

Gladden James

Gladden James

Ralph Graham

Helen Montrose

Helen Montrose

Skaguay Belle

George A. Wright

George A. Wright

The Count

Templar Saxe

Templar Saxe

William Hillyer

Harry Lee

Andy Walsh

Creative team
Directed by
Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker
Written by
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah
May Tully

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