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Thieves' Gold
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Wikipedia article
'Thieves' Gold' is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. It is considered to be a lost film.
Plot
Cheyenne Harry tries to help his outlaw friend Padden evade arrest after Padden has drunkenly shot another man. In the end, the two mismatched friends fight it out, leaving Padden dead. In a romantic subplot, Harry's fiance Alice leaves him, but finally returns.
Cast
* Harry Carey as Cheyenne Harry
* Molly Malone as Alice Norris
* John Cook as Uncle Larkin
* Martha Mattox as Mrs. Larkin
* Vester Pegg as Curt Simmons aka "Padden"
* Harry Tenbrook as "Colonel" Betoski
* Helen Ware as Mrs. Savage
* L. M. Wells as Savage
* Millard K. Wilson as undetermined role
Production
'Thieves' Gold' was released as a Universal Special Feature in 1918. It was a 50-minute silent film on five reels, part of the "Cheyenne Harry" series of film featurettes. The original story, "Back to the Right Train" by Frederick R. Bechdolt, was adapted for the screen by scenarist George Hively. This installment of "Cheyenne Harry" won notably negative reviews by critics at the time of its release.
Reception
Like many American films of the time, 'Thieves' Gold' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, six scenes of women at bar and women drinking, flashed two scenes of tough dancing by Cheyenne Harry and young woman, Harry shooting a Mexican, Reel 4, four holdup scenes, Reel 5, shooting of Padden, two scenes of Harry shooting.
See also
* John Ford filmography
* Harry Carey filmography
* List of lost films
References
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