| Liberty | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jacques Jaccard Henry MacRae |
| Written by | Jacques Jaccard W.B. Pearson |
| Produced by | Jacques Jaccard |
| Starring | Marie Walcamp Jack Holt |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | $65,000[1] |
| Box office | over $2 million[1] |
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Liberty (also known asLiberty, A Daughter of the USA) is a 1916 AmericanWesternfilm serial directed byJacques Jaccard andHenry MacRae, and was the first purely Western serial ever made. The film is now presumed to belost.[2] It is one of the most popular serials of all time.[1]
Liberty Horton, an American heiress, is kidnapped by a Mexican rebel and ransomed to fund his rebellion.
Liberty, a Daughter of the USA was the first purelyWestern serial, although Western elements were included in earlier serials such asThe Perils of Pauline (1914).[3] A print ofLiberty was one of the primary footage sources used for the compilation filmThe Revenge of Pancho Villa (1930–36).[4]
