Thieves Gold
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Cinematography Ben F. Reynolds Duration | 4.2/10 IMDb Cast Harry Carey Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language SilentEnglish intertitles Release date March 18, 1918 (1918-03-18) Genres Western, Silent film, Indie film, Black-and-white Similar movies John Ford directed Thieves Gold and Hell Bent, John Ford directed Thieves Gold and Bucking Broadway, John Ford directed Thieves Gold and Straight Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thieves' Gold is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. It is considered to be a lost film.
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Plot
Cheyenne Harry tries to help his outlaw friend Padden evade arrest after Padden has drunkenly shot another man. In the end, the two mismatched friends fight it out, leaving Padden dead. In a romantic subplot, Harry's fiancée Alice leaves him, but finally returns.
Cast
Production
Thieves' Gold was released as a Universal Special Feature in 1918. It was a 50-minute silent film on five reels, part of the "Cheyenne Harry" series of film featurettes. The original story, "Back to the Right Train" by Frederick R. Bechdolt, was adapted for the screen by scenarist George Hively. This installment of "Cheyenne Harry" won notably negative reviews by critics at the time of its release.
Reception
Like many American films of the time, Thieves' Gold was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, six scenes of women at bar and women drinking, flashed two scenes of tough dancing by Cheyenne Harry and young woman, Harry shooting a Mexican, Reel 4, four holdup scenes, Reel 5, shooting of Padden, two scenes of Harry shooting.
References
Thieves' Gold WikipediaThieves Gold IMDb