Blue Blazes Rawden (1918)
Western | 18 February 1918
Director:
William S. HartWriter:
J. G. HawksProducer:
Thomas H. InceProduction Designer:
G. Harold PercivalProduction Company:
William S. Hart Productions, Inc.The 11 December 1917 Motion Picture News reported that Artcraft's fourth William S. Hart film, later to be titled Blues Blazes Rawden, was being filmed in the "redwood country and lumbering camps" of northern California, near Santa Cruz. There were more than thirty players, and Hart planned to film exteriors there for ten days.
According to the 16 March 1918 Exhibitors Herald, the Chicago Board of Censors demanded the following cuts: "Reel 1, first three saloon scenes where women are at bar; three near-views of same and two reflections of women in mirror; sub-title: 'I like this place and I like your squaw.' Reel 2, all scenes of women at bar, sub-title: 'Now I'll cut for your woman.' Reel 3, first scene of women at bar. Reel 5, three views of young man with rope around neck."
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. A beautifully restored and tinted copy was screened on 3 September 2021 at the Cinecon Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, CA. ...
The 11 December 1917 Motion Picture News reported that Artcraft's fourth William S. Hart film, later to be titled Blues Blazes Rawden, was being filmed in the "redwood country and lumbering camps" of northern California, near Santa Cruz. There were more than thirty players, and Hart planned to film exteriors there for ten days.
According to the 16 March 1918 Exhibitors Herald, the Chicago Board of Censors demanded the following cuts: "Reel 1, first three saloon scenes where women are at bar; three near-views of same and two reflections of women in mirror; sub-title: 'I like this place and I like your squaw.' Reel 2, all scenes of women at bar, sub-title: 'Now I'll cut for your woman.' Reel 3, first scene of women at bar. Reel 5, three views of young man with rope around neck."
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. A beautifully restored and tinted copy was screened on 3 September 2021 at the Cinecon Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, CA.
In the wilderness of the Canadian Northwest, tough lumberjack foreman "Blue Blazes" Rawden takes up residence at the notorious hotel-dancehall in Timber Cove which is owned by an equally tough Englishman, "Ladyfingers" Hilgard. Because Blue Blazes beats him at cards and steals the heart of Babette Du Fresne, Hilgard challenges Blue Blazes to a gunfight and is killed. Hilgard's mother and brother Eric soon visit the hotel, and Blue Blazes, touched by Mrs. Hilgard's gentle nature, tells her Hilgard died honorably. Babette, angry at Blue Blazes's inattention, tells Eric the truth, and the enraged Eric shoots and seriously wounds Blue Blazes. After saving Eric from a lynch mob, Blue Blazes makes him promise never to tell Mrs. Hilgard what he knows, and leaves town a reformed ...
In the wilderness of the Canadian Northwest, tough lumberjack foreman "Blue Blazes" Rawden takes up residence at the notorious hotel-dancehall in Timber Cove which is owned by an equally tough Englishman, "Ladyfingers" Hilgard. Because Blue Blazes beats him at cards and steals the heart of Babette Du Fresne, Hilgard challenges Blue Blazes to a gunfight and is killed. Hilgard's mother and brother Eric soon visit the hotel, and Blue Blazes, touched by Mrs. Hilgard's gentle nature, tells her Hilgard died honorably. Babette, angry at Blue Blazes's inattention, tells Eric the truth, and the enraged Eric shoots and seriously wounds Blue Blazes. After saving Eric from a lynch mob, Blue Blazes makes him promise never to tell Mrs. Hilgard what he knows, and leaves town a reformed man.
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