Two-Gun Betty
| Two-Gun Betty | |
|---|---|
 Barriscale in Two-Gun Betty from a 1919 issue of Film Fun | |
| Directed by | Howard C. Hickman |
| Written by | Jack Cunningham |
| Produced by | Robert Brunton |
| Starring | Bessie Barriscale |
| Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
| Distributed by | W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Two-Gun Betty is a 1918 American comedy Western film directed by Howard C. Hickman and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Robert Brunton and distributed by Pathé Exchange.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Betty, a determined young woman, wants to be a cowboy. She discovers if she disguises herself as a man, she can work on a ranch. The other cowhands, however, discover her ruse and trick her into embarrassing situations.
Cast
[edit]- Bessie Barriscale as Betty Craig
- Lee Shumway as Jack Kennedy (credited as L. C. Shumway)
- Katherine Van Buren as Ethel Roberts (credited as Catherine Van Buren)
- Helen Hawley as Florence Kennedy
- Laura Oakley as Miss Ambrose
- Albert R. Cody as Mushy (credited as Albert Cody)
- Richard Wayne as Irish Dave
- William Ellingford as Billy Yeaman
- C. M. Carlos as Carlos
- George Routh as Miguel Carballo
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Two-Gun Betty located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Two-Gun Betty". afi.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ↑ Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 474.
- ↑ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Two-Gun Betty". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
External links
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Categories:
- 1918 films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Howard C. Hickman
- Pathé Exchange films
- 1910s Western (genre) comedy films
- Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
- 1918 lost films
- 1918 comedy films
- 1918 American films
- 1918 English-language films
- English-language Western (genre) comedy films
- Lost American silent Western (genre) comedy films