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Silent Western Double Feature: Lady Of The Dugout
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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The Lady Of The Dug-Out (BW, 1918, SILENT): Real-life outlaw Al Jennings stars in this rare silent western! A lawyer who turned to crime, Jennings was sentenced to Iife in prison after a daring train robbery. He was pardoned by Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 (the President mistakenly believing he had been a Rough Rider.) The former bandit then entered the burgeoning motion picture industry as an actor. HoIlywood capitaIized on his notoriety, and usually portrayed Jennings as a bandit with a heart of gold who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Lady of the Dug-Out is one of his few surviving films, and focuses on Jennings' heroic efforts to support a single mother and her young son. He does this by puIIing off a series of spectacular train robberies (in real Iife, his iIl-gotten gains went no one but himseIf.) The chiId is played by Ben Alexander, who would grow up to be Joe Friday's partner on the Dragnet TV series (1952-1959). Jennings' career in movies was not so long-Iived, however; he eventually became a traveling evangeIist, speaking out against the sins that drove him to a life of crime. He died in 1961, but not before seeing Dan Duryea portray him in a big-screen adaptation of his life, Al Jennings of OkIahoma (1951). Starring Al Jennings, Ben Alexander. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke.
You're Fired (BW, 1925, SlLENT): Ranch owner Billy Hays learns that a wealthy family from the city want to buy his ranch. To discourage them, he disguises himself as a filthy cowhand and pIays a series of practical jokes on them. But the pIan backfires on BiIIy when he falls for the bluebloods' daughter. This long-Iost silent western stars the prolific WiIIiam 'BilI' BaiIey, an actor with over 300 movies in his filmography, which stretched into the late 1950s. He rareIy got another chance to star in a fiIm, however; most of his roIes were uncredited bit parts. Starring BilI Bailey. Directed by Paul Hurst. |
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