Where the Worst Begins is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John McDermott and starring Ruth Roland, Alec B. Francis, and Matt Moore.[1][2]
| Where the Worst Begins | |
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| Directed by | John McDermott |
| Written by | Joseph Anthony Roach George F. Worts |
| Starring | Ruth Roland Alec B. Francis Matt Moore |
| Cinematography | Byron Haskin |
| Edited by | Edward M. McDermott |
Production company | Co-Artists Productions |
| Distributed by | Truart Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[3] a young woman living on a ranch longs to go East, so to obtain money to make the trip kidnaps the son of a wealthy Eastern couple vacationing in the West and holds him for ransom. After the capture, love interest develops between the young people, and the complications that ensue are numerous but are happily terminated.
Cast edit
- Ruth Roland as Jane Brower
- Alec B. Francis as August Van Dorn
- Matt Moore as Donald Van Dorn
- Grace Darmond as Annice Van Dornn
- Roy Stewart as Cliff Ranger
- Derelys Perdue as Annice's Friend
- Theodore Lorch
- Ernie Adams
- J.P. Lockney
- Bob Burns
- Floyd Shackelford
References edit
- ^ Langman, p. 506
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Where the Worst Begins at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: Where the Worst Begins", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (11), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 69, December 5, 1925, retrieved November 14, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography edit
- Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. ISBN 0-313-27858-X
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