The Learning of Jim Benton

The Learning of Jim Benton
Directed by	Clifford Smith
Written by	Alan James
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Roy Stewart Fritzi Ridgeway Walter Perry
Cinematography	C.G. Crane
Production company	Kay-Bee Pictures
Distributed by	Triangle Distributing
Release date	December 9, 1917 (1917-12-09)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Learning of Jim Benton is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Fritzi Ridgeway and Walter Perry.

Cast

• Roy Stewart as Jim Benton
• Fritzi Ridgeway as Evelyn Hastings
• Walter Perry as Joe
• Ed Brady as Harvey Knowles
• Thornton Edwards as Sid Harvey

Synopsis

Jim Benton has been too busy making money to learn to read and write, but he persuades Evelyn Hastings to open school on his ranch and he is her most devoted pupil. The sheepmen carry out their threat to cut off Benton's water supply and Evelyn makes him promise to shoot only in self-defense. He keeps his promise, but still he has to kill, and a packed jury of sheepmen bring in a death verdict. The cattlemen attempt a rescue, but it is Evelyn who saves the day.

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Learnin' of Jim Benton is considered a lost film.

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.

External links

• The Learning of Jim Benton at IMDb