The Good Bad Man (1916)
50 mins | Western | April 1916
The Good Bad Man marked the screenwriting debut of Douglas Fairbanks (a.k.a. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.), who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms “Elton Thomas” and “Elton Banks.” The 25 Mar 1916 Motography announced it as the next Triangle Film Corp. production to feature Fairbanks in the leading role. Some exterior shooting was slated to take place in the Mojave Desert. While on location there, Fairbanks wrote a song for Raymond Hitchcock titled “I’m So Gosh-Darn Tough,” according to the 15 Apr 1916 Motion Picture News. Hitchcock was said to be making “a big hit” performing the song in London, England.
The end of filming was announced in a 1 Apr 1916 Motion Picture News item. Later that month, the 29 Apr 1916 Moving Picture World stated that The Good Bad Man, along with the Roscoe “Fatty Arbuckle short subject, The Other Man (1916), had been chosen by S. L. Rothapfel to open the new Rialto Theatre in New York City on 21 Apr 1916. The following day’s Billboard reported that 2,000 “distinguished guests” had received invitations to the premiere, and some interested parties were offering $20 for a seat. The 31 Mar 1916 Chicago Tribune indicated that an earlier opening occurred on 3 Apr 1916 at the Colonial Theater.
The Good Bad Man was re-issued in 1923 in a slightly different form, and copyrighted by Tri-Stone Pictures, Inc. on 19 Oct 1923 (LP19514).
This film is extant, according to the Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Database. ...
The Good Bad Man marked the screenwriting debut of Douglas Fairbanks (a.k.a. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.), who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms “Elton Thomas” and “Elton Banks.” The 25 Mar 1916 Motography announced it as the next Triangle Film Corp. production to feature Fairbanks in the leading role. Some exterior shooting was slated to take place in the Mojave Desert. While on location there, Fairbanks wrote a song for Raymond Hitchcock titled “I’m So Gosh-Darn Tough,” according to the 15 Apr 1916 Motion Picture News. Hitchcock was said to be making “a big hit” performing the song in London, England.
The end of filming was announced in a 1 Apr 1916 Motion Picture News item. Later that month, the 29 Apr 1916 Moving Picture World stated that The Good Bad Man, along with the Roscoe “Fatty Arbuckle short subject, The Other Man (1916), had been chosen by S. L. Rothapfel to open the new Rialto Theatre in New York City on 21 Apr 1916. The following day’s Billboard reported that 2,000 “distinguished guests” had received invitations to the premiere, and some interested parties were offering $20 for a seat. The 31 Mar 1916 Chicago Tribune indicated that an earlier opening occurred on 3 Apr 1916 at the Colonial Theater.
The Good Bad Man was re-issued in 1923 in a slightly different form, and copyrighted by Tri-Stone Pictures, Inc. on 19 Oct 1923 (LP19514).
This film is extant, according to the Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Database.
A cowboy Robin Hood, "Passin' Through" steals money so he can give it to children born out of wedlock, because he believes that his own mother was never married. Then Passin' Through finds out that his birth was a lawful one, but that Bud Frazer, who had once courted his mother, killed her new husband and then hounded her until she died. Passin' Through decides to go after Frazer, not only to avenge his parents, but also to rescue Amy, whom Frazer has kidnapped and whom Passin' Through loves. When he locates Frazer, Passin' Through finds himself outnumbered, but when a posse arrives to help him, he is finally able to kill Frazer and his henchmen, and then goes riding off with his ...
A cowboy Robin Hood, "Passin' Through" steals money so he can give it to children born out of wedlock, because he believes that his own mother was never married. Then Passin' Through finds out that his birth was a lawful one, but that Bud Frazer, who had once courted his mother, killed her new husband and then hounded her until she died. Passin' Through decides to go after Frazer, not only to avenge his parents, but also to rescue Amy, whom Frazer has kidnapped and whom Passin' Through loves. When he locates Frazer, Passin' Through finds himself outnumbered, but when a posse arrives to help him, he is finally able to kill Frazer and his henchmen, and then goes riding off with his sweetheart.
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