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A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.
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Audiences 58GoodWatch 58
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 9 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −38 min on the typical 107
typical 10769Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1917
October 15, 1917
109 years ago
Genres
WesternDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
12 of 12
Joseph W. GirardJudge Brand
Leo PiersonTom Reeves aka Tom Robbins
William DyerJ. Gordon Castle- MWMattie Witting'Ma' Bobbett
George C. PearceEzra 'Pa' Bobbett
Jean Hersholt'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
Donna DrewPeggy Bobbett
Phyllis HaverYoung Bee Adams
Bud OsborneCowboy Pitchman
Zasu PittsParty Guest (uncredited)
Lon PoffBald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)- HLHarry L. RattenberryColonel Hungerford (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Ruth Ann Baldwin Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- William Wallace Cook Story
Camera · 1
- Stephen S. Norton Director of Photography
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