Rough and Ready (1918 film)
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Richard Stanton
| Rough and Ready | |
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| Directed by | Richard Stanton |
| Written by | Edward Sedgwick Richard Stanton |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | William Farnum |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes (6 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Rough and Ready is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Richard Stanton and produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It stars stage actor and western hero William Farnum. The picture was filmed in the Adirondack Mountains in western New York state. It is a lost film.[1]
As described in a film magazine,[2] Evelyn Durant finds her lover in what she believes is a compromising situation and breaks their engagement. Bill Stratton leaves for the Yukon. He becomes a close friend of a tired, little old miner who turns out to be Matthew Durant, Evelyn's father. Evelyn comes to visit her father and, though Bill tries to get her to her father, she resents his efforts and takes the offer of assistance of Jack Belmont. She learns the true character of Belmont when he attempts to force his attentions on her. After a terrific battle with Belmont and many hardships, Bill finally succeeds in bringing daughter and father together and in winning her forgiveness.
Cast
- William Farnum as Bill Stratton
- Violet Palmer as Evelyn Durant
- Alphonse Ethier as Jack Belmont
- Jessie Arnold as Estelle Darrow
- David Higgins as Matthew Durant
- Frank Newton as Ed Brown
- Mabel Bardine as Bess Brown
- Frank McGlynn, Sr. as The Siwash