The High Hand Explained

The High Hand
Director:	Leo D. Maloney
Producer:	Leo D. Maloney
Starring:	Leo D. Maloney Josephine Hill Paul Hurst
Cinematography:	Hal Mohr
Studio:	Leo Maloney Productions
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The High Hand is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Josephine Hill, and Paul Hurst.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Leo D. Maloney as Sandy Sands
• Josephine Hill as Edith Oaks
• Paul Hurst as Chris Doble
• Murdock MacQuarrie as Martin Shaler
• Whitehorse as John Oaks
• Gus Saville as Swamper
• Dick La Reno as Sheriff
• Florence Lee as Mrs. Oaks
• Bob Burns as Cowhand

Preservation

With no prints of The High Hand located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.

Notes and References

1. Book: Langman, Larry . 1992 . A Guide to Silent Westerns . . 205 . 0-313-27858-X .
2. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HighHand1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: The High Hand
3. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6150/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The High Hand