Chimmie Fadden Out West
1915 film
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Chimmie Fadden Out West is a 1915 American silent Western comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was made as a sequel to Chimmie Fadden.[2]
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
Written byCecil B. DeMille
Jeanie MacPherson
Edward W. Townsend
Jeanie MacPherson
Edward W. Townsend
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
StarringVictor Moore
| Chimmie Fadden Out West | |
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Film still with Victor Moore (center) | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Written by | Cecil B. DeMille Jeanie MacPherson Edward W. Townsend |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | Victor Moore |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Corp. |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | $15,096[1] |
| Box office | $72,036[1] |
Location shooting took place in Death Valley, California.[3]
Plot
Chimmie is sent out west as part of a scam by a railroad company. He is to pretend to find gold, then retreat as the company takes advantage. Things do not go as planned.[4]
Cast
- Victor Moore as Chimmie Fadden
- Camille Astor as The Duchess
- Raymond Hatton as Larry
- Mrs. Lewis McCord as Mother Fadden
- Ernest Joy as Mr. Van Courtlandt
- Tom Forman as Antoine
- Florence Dagmar as Betty Van Courtlandt
- Harry Hadfield as Preston
- Ramona the mule as herself
- Henry Bergman as the hotel keeper
Preservation
A complete 35 mm print of Chimmie Fadden Out West is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.[5]
