The Money Corral
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Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
Screenplay by | William S. Hart Lambert Hillyer |
Produced by | William S. Hart |
Starring | William S. Hart Jane Novak Herschel Mayall Winter Hall Rhea Mitchell Patricia Palmer |
Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
Production company | William S. Hart Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Money Corral is a 1919 American silent adventure film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer. The film stars William S. Hart, Jane Novak, Herschel Mayall, Winter Hall, Rhea Mitchell, and Patricia Palmer. The film was released on April 20, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[3] and it may be a lost film.[4]
Plot
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As described in a film magazine,[5] following his performance at a Montana rodeo, cowboy Lem Beason (Hart) accepts the invitation of Chicago banker Gregory Collins (Hall) to come to the city and take a position of watchman at the bank, recent robberies having resulted in the death of the last two watchmen. Carl Bruner (Mayall), Collins' trusted lieutenant, is the instigator of the thefts and sends Beason to the underworld on a false clue, planning his quiet murder. However, Beason comes out unscathed and convinced of Bruner's duplicity. Collins's petted daughter Janet (Mitchell) parades the westerner for the benefit of a gay house party, and Rose (Novak), a poor relation, aids Beason in his escape. He resigns his bank job, but stays in town one more night, knowing that there will be another attempted theft at the bank. He captures Bruner and his aides and exposes them to Collins. Collins buys Beason a ranch in the west and he convinces Rose to share it with him.
Cast
- William S. Hart as Lem Beason
- Jane Novak as Rose
- Herschel Mayall as Carl Bruner
- Winter Hall as Gregory Collins
- Rhea Mitchell as Janet Collins
- Patricia Palmer as Chicago Kate
References
- ^ "The-Money-Corral - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "The Money Corral". AFI. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Money Corral at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Money Corral Retrieved October 1, 2016
- ^ "Reviews: The Money Corral". Exhibitors Herald. 8 (21). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 46. May 17, 1919.
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