'49–'17

5.7
  • Genre: Western
  • Run time: 69 min
  • Premiere: 1917. October 15.

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.

Discover

Joseph W. Girard

Judge Brand

Leo Pierson

Tom Reeves aka Tom Robbins

William Dyer

J. Gordon Castle

Mattie Witting

'Ma' Bobbett

George C. Pearce

Ezra 'Pa' Bobbett

Jean Hersholt

'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

Donna Drew

Peggy Bobbett

Phyllis Haver

Young Bee Adams

Bud Osborne

Cowboy Pitchman

Zasu Pitts

Party Guest (uncredited)

Lon Poff

Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)

Harry L. Rattenberry

Colonel Hungerford (uncredited)

Camera

Stephen S. Norton

Director of Photography

Directing

Ruth Ann Baldwin

Director

Writing

William Wallace Cook

Story

Ruth Ann Baldwin

Writer

Camera

Stephen S. Norton

Director of Photography

Directing

Ruth Ann Baldwin

Director

Writing

William Wallace Cook

Story

Ruth Ann Baldwin

Writer