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The Ranchman's Son

The Ranchman's Son

1911Short
ShortWestern

Allen Harley, a young ranchman, quarrels with Pete Lewis, a puncher, in a saloon and finally, when Lewis is insulting, Harley knocks him down. Lewis then slinks out of the saloon and encounters Jake Webster, with whom he also has ...

Director
Arthur Mackley
Writers
N/A
Stars
John B. O'Brien, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Arthur Mackley
Release Date
August 19, 1911
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John B. O'Brien
John B. O'Brien
as Allen Harley - the Ranchman's Son
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Arthur Mackley
Arthur Mackley

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Santa Monica, California, USA
Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

🎯 Categories

ShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

It is not a picture of the ranchman's son's experience
by deickemeyer2016-04-04

"To this reviewer, the weak part of this picture seems to be that the circumstantial evidence that the man who lay dead had been murdered at all was so light that it excites a feeling of resentment at the verdict, which does not adequately increase our sympathy for the hero. This seems to be because the hero isn't really known to us; he hasn't been made our friend. In fact, the scenario writer, though he has shown the hero in prison, which the producer made to look like a cavern, has deliberately turned his back on him and made Webster, the hero's friend, the chief point of inter..."

📖 Synopsis

Allen Harley, a young ranchman, quarrels with Pete Lewis, a puncher, in a saloon and finally, when Lewis is insulting, Harley knocks him down. Lewis then slinks out of the saloon and encounters Jake Webster, with whom he also has ...