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The Jaguar's Claws

"A Story of a Mexican Bandit and an Oil Hell Town"

The manager of the American oil company quits out of fear of El Jaguar, the bandit who is terrorizing the Mexican countryside, Phil Jordan is sent in his place. Phil arrives with his younger sister Nancy, when the bandit makes a unwanted pass towards the girl, Phil beats him, causing El Jaguar to vow revenge. Waiting until Phil's bride Beth arrives, El Jaguar captures all three Americans and sadistically forces Phil to choose between leaving with his sister or his wife. Beth volunteers to remain as a sacrifice, and Phil and Nancy ride off, soon to encounter a troop of rangers. They all rush back to rescue Beth, but before they arrive, the bandit is killed by a woman whom he had abducted and violated on her wedding night.

Top Cast

  • Sessue Hayakawa

    Sessue Hayakawa

    El Jaguar

  • Fritzi Brunette

    Fritzi Brunette

    Beth Thomas

  • Tom Moore

    Tom Moore

    Phil Jordan

  • Marjorie Daw

    Marjorie Daw

    Nancy Jordan

  • Tom Forman

    Tom Forman

    Harry Knowles

  • Mabel Van Buren

    Mabel Van Buren

    Marie

  • Horace B. Carpenter

    Horace B. Carpenter

  • Lucien Littlefield

    Lucien Littlefield

  • Ramon Novarro

    Ramon Novarro

    Bandit (uncredited)

Overview

The manager of the American oil company quits out of fear of El Jaguar, the bandit who is terrorizing the Mexican countryside, Phil Jordan is sent in his place. Phil arrives with his younger sister Nancy, when the bandit makes a unwanted pass towards the girl, Phil beats him, causing El Jaguar to vow revenge. Waiting until Phil's bride Beth arrives, El Jaguar captures all three Americans and sadistically forces Phil to choose between leaving with his sister or his wife. Beth volunteers to remain as a sacrifice, and Phil and Nancy ride off, soon to encounter a troop of rangers. They all rush back to rescue Beth, but before they arrive, the bandit is killed by a woman whom he had abducted and violated on her wedding night.

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