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The Best Man Wins

The Best Man Wins

1911Short
ShortComedyRomanceWestern

An Easterner wins the girl of his choice in a Western ploughing contest.

Director
Tom Ricketts
Writers
N/A
Stars
Harold Lockwood, Dorothy Davenport, Russell Bassett
Release Date
December 25, 1911
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Harold Lockwood
Harold Lockwood
as Harold - the Dashing City Chap
Dorothy Davenport
Dorothy Davenport
as Dotty - the Farmer's Daughter
Russell Bassett
Russell Bassett
as Farmer Russell
Alice Davenport
Alice Davenport
as Mrs. Russell - the Farmer's Wife
Gordon Sackville
Gordon Sackville
as Gordon - the Ranch Foreman
Victoria Forde
Victoria Forde

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Nestor Film Company

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomanceShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

The plowing bee was a lively one
by deickemeyer2016-06-12

"A pretty heroine, the prettiest kind of scenery and natural acting will all be found in this picture which tells a romance in rural settings. The best man at plowing was to take the farmer-hotelkeeper's daughter to the barn dance; she seemed to be worth trying for, too. The peculiar form that this contest to prove the best man took (plowing) was her idea. Her father was worried about getting his fifty-acre lot plowed. There were guests at the hotel and there were young men of the village anxious for the honor and eager to be the best man. The plowing bee was a lively one. The man who won ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Alice Davenport's debut.

📖 Synopsis

An Easterner wins the girl of his choice in a Western ploughing contest.