The Yankee Señor

1926 film

Tom Mix
Olive Borden
Margaret Livingston

CinematographyDaniel B. Clark

Production
company

Fox Film

Distributed byFox Film

Release date

January 10, 1926 (1926-01-10)

Running time

54 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Yankee Señor is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Tom Mix, Olive Borden, and Margaret Livingston.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] civil engineer Paul Wharton receives a letter informing him that he is the heir to Don Fernando in Mexico. Juan Gutiérrez, a cousin, is in reality the leader of a bandit gang, fails in an attempt to fatally injure Paul by tying him on the back of a wild horse when Paul's talented horse Tony comes to his rescue. Juan then attempts to use Flora to compromise Paul with his fiancée and succeeds. Juan then lures Paul to a lonely hut, but Paul cleans up a trio of bandits. Paul then weds Manuelita, daughter of the Don.

Cast

Tom Mix as Paul Wharton
Olive Borden as Manuelita
Tom Kennedy as Luke Martin
Francis McDonald as Juan Gutiérrez
Margaret Livingston as Flora
Alec B. Francis as Don Fernando
Kathryn Carver as Doris Mayne (credited as Kathryn Hill)
Martha Mattox as Aunt Abigail
Raymond Wells as Ranch Foreman

Production

Mix selected Olive Borden for her role as the love interest due to her brown eyes.^[3] The film had Technicolor sequence involving a Mexican fiesta with Mix and Borden dancing.^[2] The high power lighting required for this process resulted in eye pain and headaches that severely affected several cast members including Mix, Livingston, and Carver.^[3] Some location scenes involving Mix on horseback were shot in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.^[4]

References

^ Solomon, p. 297.
^ ^a ^b Campbell, William (January 16, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Yankee Señor", Motion Picture News, 33 (3), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 303, retrieved January 15, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b Vogel, Michelle (2010). Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Joy Girl". Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 28–30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4795-4.
^ Dunning, Lloyd W. (November 1926). "Photographing the Yellowstone, Part IV". Photo-Era Magazine. 57 (5). Wolfeboro, New Hampshire: Photo Era Co.: 238, 242. Retrieved January 15, 2023.