Blood and Steel (1925 film) explained

Blood and Steel
Director:	J.P. McGowan
Producer:	Jesse J. Goldburg
Starring:	Helen Holmes William Desmond Robert Edeson
Cinematography:	Roland Price
Editing:	Betty Davis
Studio:	Independent Pictures
Distributor:	Independent Pictures Ideal Films (UK)
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Blood and Steel is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, William Desmond, and Robert Edeson.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Synopsis

A railroad president constructing a line in the West heads out to investigate the delays that have plagued the project. He becomes aware that his own assistant is working in league with a rival company to obstruct the new railroad.

Cast

• Helen Holmes as Helen Grimshaw
• William Desmond as Gordon Steele
• Robert Edeson as W.L. Grimshaw
• Mack V. Wright as Devore Palmer
• Albert J. Smith as Jurgin
• Ruth Stonehouse as Vera
• C.L. Sherwood as The Cook
• Bill Cody as Tommy
• Walter Fitzroy as Mr. Steele

Preservation

A print of Blood and Steel is held in the film holdings of EmGee Film Library and in a private collection.^[3]

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Connelly, p. 324
2. Munden, p. 69
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BloodAndSteel1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: Blood and Steel