Bucking the Tiger
1921, English. Directed by Henry Kolker.
"With his back to the wall he took one last desperate chance and - just wait until you see Conway Tearle in 'Bucking the Tiger'"
Five down-on-their-luck miners in Circle City, Alaska gather at a local hotel, desperate to recoup their depleted finances. MacDonald, a former football star, suggests they buy an insurance policy on whichever man draws the fatal ace. At the end of the year, that man would commit suicide so the remaining four could collect the payout. MacDonald purposefully draws the ace, but soon after discovers a gold vein in his mine. He abandons the suicidal insurance plan and shares his newfound wealth with the group. The fortune also saves a woman named Emily—who traveled to the harsh north to marry a man who turned out to be broke—and she begins a romance with MacDonald instead.
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- English
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- Released
- 1 April 1921
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Achmed Abdullah, May Tully
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Bucking the Tiger isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1921. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Bucking the Tiger (1921) was directed by Henry Kolker and stars Conway Tearle, Winifred Westover, Gladden James.