The Boss of the Lazy Y (1918)

Western | 7 April 1918

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HISTORY

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
ETR
23 Mar 1918
p. 1303
ETR
13 Apr 1918
p. 1539
MPN
20 Apr 1918
p. 2355
MPN
15 Dec 1917
p. 1259
MPW
13 Apr 1918
p. 285
MPW
20 Apr 1918
pp. 430-31
NYDM
13 Apr 1918
p. 529
Variety
12 Apr 1918
p. 45
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Cliff Smith
Dir
WRITERS
Alvin J. Neitz
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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LITERARY
Based on the novel The Boss of the Lazy Y by Charles Alden Seltzer (New York, 1915).
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DETAILS
Release Date:
7 April 1918
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
4,536
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Calumet Marston, who drifted aimlessly for several years after quarreling with his father, returns to his Lazy Y Ranch after Tom and Neal Taggart kill his parents. When Tom makes scandalous remarks about Betty Clayton, whom the elder Marston had designated as manager of the Lazy Y, Cal forces him to apologize, and the two men become even more bitter enemies. Tom and Neal ambush Cal and the three shoot it out until Betty rushes to Cal's assistance. A posse rescues Cal and Betty just in time, and Cal, who has become a new man under Betty's influence, marries ...

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Calumet Marston, who drifted aimlessly for several years after quarreling with his father, returns to his Lazy Y Ranch after Tom and Neal Taggart kill his parents. When Tom makes scandalous remarks about Betty Clayton, whom the elder Marston had designated as manager of the Lazy Y, Cal forces him to apologize, and the two men become even more bitter enemies. Tom and Neal ambush Cal and the three shoot it out until Betty rushes to Cal's assistance. A posse rescues Cal and Betty just in time, and Cal, who has become a new man under Betty's influence, marries her.

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Subject (Minor):
Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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