The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1915 silent feature film directed by Edwin Carewe and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film is based on Clyde Fitch's successful Broadway play that starred Maxine Elliott. Several versions of the story followed this film.[1][2][3]
| The Cowboy and the Lady | |
|---|---|
 Contemporary publicity photograph | |
| Directed by | Edwin Carewe |
| Written by | Clyde Fitch(play) |
| Based on | The Cowboy and the Lady 1899 play by Clyde Fitch |
| Produced by | B.A. Rolfe |
| Starring | S. Miller Kent Helen Case Gertrude Short |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editA contemporary newspaper described the story as being about "the plains and the city".[4]
Cast
edit- S. Miller Kent as Ted North
- Helen Case as Margaret Primrose
- Gertrude Short
- Fred Hornby as (billed Fred W. Hornby)
- Bert Hadley
- William Ryno
- Edith Stevens
Preservation
editWith no prints of The Cowboy and the Lady located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]
References
edit- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ^ The Cowboy and the Lady at silentera.com
- ^ Broadway production of The Cowboy and the Lady at the Knickerbocker Theatre, December 25, 1899 to January 1900; IBDb.com
- ^ Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.), 13 June 1915. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1915-06-13/ed-1/seq-17/
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Cowboy and the Lady
External links
edit- The Cowboy and the Lady at IMDb
- The Cowboy and the Lady at the TCM Movie Database
- The Cowboy and the Lady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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