Westerns Written and Directed by Women

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Lois Weber directed Captain Courtesy and When A Girl Loves, both sadly lost.

Dorothy Arzner wrote a couple of westerns, that are now considered lost: Breed of the Border and The No-Gun Man.

Frances Marion wrote 18 westerns, most of which are lost: All Man, The Mask of Lopez, Galloping Gallagher, Sundown, Ridin' the Wind, The Tough Guy, Hands Across the Border, The Two-Gun Man, Lone Hand Saunders, Pioneer Scout, The Sunset Legion, Kit Carson.

Anita Loos wrote a few westerns, The Saving Grace is lost.

Grace Cunard wrote (some for John Ford and many for his brother Francis), directed, produced and acted in many westerns, these are now considered lost: A Soldier's Honor (wrote), Texas Kelly at Bay (wrote), The Half Breed parson (wrote and acted in), Taps (wrote), The Darling of The Regiment (wrote and acted in), Captain Billie's Mate (wrote and acted in), From Dawn Till Dark (wrote and acted in), The White Vaquero (wrote and acted in), The Mysterious Hand (wrote and acted in), Old Peg Leg's Will (wrote and acted in), Three Bad Men and A Girl (wrote and acted in), And They Called Him A Hero (wrote and acted in), The Phantom Island (wrote and acted in), His Majesty Dick Turpin (wrote and acted in), The Princely Bandit (wrote and acted in), The Bandit's Wager (wrote, produced and acted in), The Powder Trail (wrote and acted in), The Tornado (wrote), The Rebel's Net (wrote and acted in), Hell's Crater (produced and acted in), The Man Hater (wrote, directed and acted in), A Daughter of the Law (directed and acted in), The Gun Runners (wrote), Her Western Adventure (wrote, directed and acted in).

Jeanie Macpherson wrote a few westerns for DeMille, thankfully some survive, these are considered lost: The Desert's Sting (wrote and acted in), The Love Mask (wrote)

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