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The Cast of the Die

The Cast of the Die

1914Short⏱️ 22m
ShortWestern

Fred Church, a young chap in a small western town, secures a position in the grocery store of Harry Todd. Todd is somewhat miserly and keeps close watch of Fred when alone in the store. A few days later Todd misses sums of money f...

Director
Jess Robbins
Writers
N/A
Stars
Fred Church, Harry Todd, Josephine Rector
Release Date
January 16, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Fred Church
Fred Church
as Fred Church
Harry Todd
Harry Todd
as The Grocer
Josephine Rector
Josephine Rector
as The Grocer's Daughter
Evelyn Selbie
Evelyn Selbie
as Fred's Mother
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Lois Ingraham
as Fred's Daughter
Eleanor Blevins
Eleanor Blevins
as Fred's Wife
David Kirkland
David Kirkland
as The Detective
True Boardman
True Boardman
as The Outlaw

🎬 Technical Specs

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

🏷️ Keywords

actor shares first name with character

🎯 Categories

ShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Rather improbable
by deickemeyer2018-04-21

"This two-reel special will interest, although the manner in which the chief incident is made to affect the fortunes of the hero is rather improbable. A man about to be arrested on a five-year-old charge, of which, by the way, he is innocent, finds wounded on the highway a man who has just held up a coach and takes him home and cares for him. As the wounded man hears the officers demanding of the housewife the surrender of her husband, the bandit, dying, discharges his pistol. The officers rush in and find a dead man and leave the body, apparently believing that it is their quarry and that he h..."

📖 Synopsis

Fred Church, a young chap in a small western town, secures a position in the grocery store of Harry Todd. Todd is somewhat miserly and keeps close watch of Fred when alone in the store. A few days later Todd misses sums of money f...