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'49–'17 (1917)

1h 9m

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'49–'17 (1917)

Name: '49–'17
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 1917-10-15

1h 9m

Running Time

Plot.

A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.

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Cast & Crew.

Joseph W. Girard

Judge Brand

Leo Pierson

Tom Reeves aka Tom Robbins

William Dyer

J. Gordon Castle

Mattie Witting

'Ma' Bobbett

George C. Pearce

Ezra 'Pa' Bobbett

Jean Hersholt

'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

Donna Drew

Peggy Bobbett

Phyllis Haver

Young Bee Adams

Bud Osborne

Cowboy Pitchman

Zasu Pitts

Party Guest (uncredited)

Merrill McCormick

Townsman

Lon Poff

Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)

Harry L. Rattenberry

Colonel Hungerford (uncredited)

Ruth Ann Baldwin

Director / Writer

Stephen S. Norton

Director of Photography

William Wallace Cook

Story

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 15, 1917

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 9m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Drama Western

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

silent film

woman director

Wiki.

'49–'17 is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Ruth Ann Baldwin and starring Joseph W. Girard, Leo Pierson and William J. Dyer.: 93

Baldwin began work on writing and directing a silent film called '49–'17, in 1917. It was the first Western directed by a woman. The film was five reels, and according to The New York Clipper, it was "being produced on a more elaborate scale than any play she has yet handled". Based on the short story "The Old West Per Contract", it starred Joseph Girard and Leo Pierson.

A complete print of this film is held by the Library of Congress.