A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919)
Western | 15 December 1919
Director:
Jack FordWriters:
Hal Hoadley, Harry Carey, Jack FordProduction Company:
Universal Film Mfg Co.The film was advertised in the 17 Jan 1920 Moving Picture Weekly as one of Universal Film Mfg. Co.’s “Big Money 12” releases for the 1919-1920 season.
A 6 December 1919 opening at Loew’s Brevoort Theatre in Brooklyn, NY, preceded the picture’s 15 December 1919 release. Other openings followed on 19 December 1919 at the Superba Theatre in Chattanooga, TN, and in late December 1919 at the Superba Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The scenario was adapted as a short story by C. L. Edson for the Feb 1920 Picture-Play.
The title appeared in various sources as A Gunfightin’ Gentleman, The Gun-Fighting Gentleman, and A Gun Fighting Gentleman.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2020. ...
The film was advertised in the 17 Jan 1920 Moving Picture Weekly as one of Universal Film Mfg. Co.’s “Big Money 12” releases for the 1919-1920 season.
A 6 December 1919 opening at Loew’s Brevoort Theatre in Brooklyn, NY, preceded the picture’s 15 December 1919 release. Other openings followed on 19 December 1919 at the Superba Theatre in Chattanooga, TN, and in late December 1919 at the Superba Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The scenario was adapted as a short story by C. L. Edson for the Feb 1920 Picture-Play.
The title appeared in various sources as A Gunfightin’ Gentleman, The Gun-Fighting Gentleman, and A Gun Fighting Gentleman.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2020.
A Gunfighting Gentleman
The Gun-Fighting Gentleman
Ranchman Cheyenne Harry refuses to sell his land to the neighboring Merritt Packing Company, owned by crooked cattle baron John Merritt. After deflecting monetary offers and attempts on his life, Harry is dispossessed over a flaw in the deed to the ranch. Harry travels to the Merritt estate in Chicago, Illinois, where John's daughter, Helen, ridicules his Western clothes and manners at a dinner party, even though Harry displays impeccable etiquette. When John refuses to make a settlement with Harry, he exacts his revenge by raiding Merritt Company payroll shipments, each time sending John a receipt for the stolen money to be credited to his account. Harry then abducts Helen and sends John a receipt marked "paid in full." His aggressive tactics gradually win Helen's heart and by the time John arrives with a posse, her confession of love compels him to make a settlement with ...
Ranchman Cheyenne Harry refuses to sell his land to the neighboring Merritt Packing Company, owned by crooked cattle baron John Merritt. After deflecting monetary offers and attempts on his life, Harry is dispossessed over a flaw in the deed to the ranch. Harry travels to the Merritt estate in Chicago, Illinois, where John's daughter, Helen, ridicules his Western clothes and manners at a dinner party, even though Harry displays impeccable etiquette. When John refuses to make a settlement with Harry, he exacts his revenge by raiding Merritt Company payroll shipments, each time sending John a receipt for the stolen money to be credited to his account. Harry then abducts Helen and sends John a receipt marked "paid in full." His aggressive tactics gradually win Helen's heart and by the time John arrives with a posse, her confession of love compels him to make a settlement with Harry.
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