American Pluck

A breezy silent romp of scrapes and fistfights, whisking you from college pranks to a tiny kingdom's palace intrigue with cheerful, old-fashioned energy.

Directed by

Richard Stanton

Genres

Drama, Action

Starring

George Walsh, Wanda Hawley, Sidney De Gray

Tagline

His father told him to fight his own way, and he did!

Overview

Blaze Derringer is a Texas cattle baron's son. He goes to a cabaret on his birthday, helps a pretty young woman and her guardian avoid a raid, but gets tossed from college for bad behavior. His disgusted father dispatches him to seek his fortune. Blaze jumps a freight, befriends a fake British duke and a sporting African-American, and is offered a prize fight in Galveston. He wins, but may have killed his opponent, so he takes the offer of the woman from the cabaret to accompany her to Begonia, where she's a princess about to be crowned. A court minister, the dastardly Count Verensky, has plans to share the throne and her affections. Can the plucky American help the Europeans sort things out?

How it feels

Light, whimsical, romantic and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Coming-of-age, identity, love, power

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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