The Freeze-Out

{{Infobox film

| name = The Freeze-Out

| image = The Freeze Out.png

| caption = Harry Carey in the film

| director = John Ford

| producer =

| writer = George C. Hull

| starring = Harry Carey
Helen Ferguson

| cinematography = Harry M. Fowler

| distributor = Universal Film Manufacturing Company

| released = {{film date|1921|4|9}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent
English intertitles

}}

File:The Freeze-Out (1921) - 4.jpg

The Freeze-Out is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be a lost film.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FreezeOut1921.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Freeze-Out |access-date=March 1, 2008|work=silentera.com}}

Plot

As described in a film publication summary,{{cite journal |title=The Freeze-Out: The Star is Good, But Story Is Tame |journal=Film Daily |volume=16 |issue=10 |page=[https://archive.org/details/filmdailyvolume11516newy/page/9 9] |publisher=Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc. |location=New York City |date=April 10, 1921 |url=https://archive.org/details/filmdailyvolume11516newy |access-date=March 19, 2014}} the Stranger (Carey) comes to town of Broken Buckle to start a gambling hall. The Headlight, the existing gambling hall, is crooked, and the Stranger wants to start a straight one. He meets Zoe Whipple (Ferguson) who is attempting to reform the town and teaches school out of her home. Misunderstandings arise between the Stranger and Zoe that are brought about by Denver Red (Le Moyne), proprietor of the Headlight. After Zoe pleads with the Stranger not to start a new gambling den, the Stranger opens it to the public, but it turns out to be a new library and school. After running Denver out of town, the Stranger wins Zoe.