The Bandit's Baby is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Fred Thomson and Helen Foster.[1][2]
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| Directed by | James P. Hogan |
| Written by | Marion Jackson |
| Story by | Leete Renick Brown |
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| Cinematography | Ross Fisher |
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| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] forced to hide in the hills with his horse Silver when he was unjustly accused of murder, Tom Bailey consents to return to ride in a rodeo when he is granted amnesty for one day. He also acts as a judge at a baby show and picks for first prize the baby brother of Esther Lacy, whose drunken stepfather, Matt Hartigan, is the real murderer. Tom wins the race and foils the sheriff's plan to arrest him by riding away. Esther goes to her brother in Carson City, while Tom keeps custody of the baby. Later Tom saves Esther and the baby, the latter by beating a train headed to an unused spur.
Cast
edit- Fred Thomson as Tom Bailey
- Helen Foster as Esther Lacy
- Harry Woods as Matt Hartigan
- Mary Louise Miller as Baby
- Clarence Geldart as Sheriff
- Charles W. Mack as Doctor
- David Kirby as Bill Henry
- Derry Dee as Sheriff's Son
References
edit- ^ Langman, p. 20
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Bandit's Baby at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: The Bandit's Baby", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (2), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, July 4, 1925, retrieved June 6, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
edit- Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.
External links
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- The Bandit's Baby at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby card at www.gettyimages.com