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Thieves' Gold

  • 1918
  • Passed
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
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Harry Carey, John Cook, Molly Malone, and L.M. Wells in Thieves' Gold (1918)
DramaWestern

Cheyenne Harry tries to help his outlaw friend Padden evade arrest after Padden has drunkenly shot another man. In the end, the two mismatched friends fight it out, leaving Padden dead.Cheyenne Harry tries to help his outlaw friend Padden evade arrest after Padden has drunkenly shot another man. In the end, the two mismatched friends fight it out, leaving Padden dead.Cheyenne Harry tries to help his outlaw friend Padden evade arrest after Padden has drunkenly shot another man. In the end, the two mismatched friends fight it out, leaving Padden dead.

  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • Frederic R. Bechdolt
    • George Hively
  • Stars
    • Harry Carey
    • Molly Malone
    • Vester Pegg
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    55
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Frederic R. Bechdolt
      • George Hively
    • Stars
      • Harry Carey
      • Molly Malone
      • Vester Pegg
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    Harry Carey
    Harry Carey
    • Cheyenne Harry
    Molly Malone
    • Alice Norris
    Vester Pegg
    • Curt Simmons
    John Cook
    • Uncle Larkin
    L.M. Wells
    • Savage
    Helen Ware
    Helen Ware
    • Mrs. Savage
    Harry Tenbrook
    Harry Tenbrook
    • 'Colonel' Betoski
    Martha Mattox
    Martha Mattox
    • Mrs. Larkin
    Millard K. Wilson
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Frederic R. Bechdolt
      • George Hively
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    The one thing that John Ford is good at is making use of time and space. In this film he begins to show that geography is as much a part of the American Western genre as the gun battles. It is almost like the iconography of Elvis Presley and Rock n Roll. It's not just the music, it's the visuals. To shoot a Western film you have to make use of the open landscape in the Mid-West, and Ford is beginning to do that in this silent offering without having to rely on gun battles. He collaborates with his audience by surprising them in his films. He offers them more than what they expect so that they can enter into the universe of the characters. This project shows early promise for the young director.

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Back to the Right Trail
    • Production company
      • Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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