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Tonio, Son of the Sierras
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Ben Wilson

Cast: Ben Wilson [Sanchez], Neva Gerber [Miss Brower], Chief Yowlache [Tonio], Jim Welch [Colonel Brower], Bob Walker [Lieutenant Boorth], Ruth Royce, Fay Adams [Lieutenant Downs]

Distributed by Davis Distributing Division. / Produced by [?] J. Charles Davis? From the novel Tonio, Son of the Sierras by General Charles King. Cinematography by Alfred Gosden. / Released December 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [incomplete (three reels only)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 3 February 2010.

References: Website-AFI : with additional information provided by John Hunt.