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'49–'17

5.8 69 mins Western   1917
Universal Film Manufacturing Company  
Director(s): Ruth Ann Baldwin

Release Date: 15 Mon, Oct 1917

A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.

Casts of '49–'17

Joseph W. Girard

as Judge Brand

Leo Pierson

as Tom Reeves aka Tom Robbins

William Dyer

as J. Gordon Castle

Mattie Witting

as 'Ma' Bobbett

George C. Pearce

as Ezra 'Pa' Bobbett

Jean Hersholt

as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

Donna Drew

as Peggy Bobbett

Phyllis Haver

as Young Bee Adams

Bud Osborne

as Cowboy Pitchman

Zasu Pitts

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Lon Poff

as Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)

Harry L. Rattenberry

as Colonel Hungerford (uncredited)

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