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1918 film

Two-Gun Betty
Barriscale in Two-Gun Betty from a 1919 issue of Film Fun
Directed byHoward C. Hickman
Written by Jack Cunningham
Produced byRobert Brunton
StarringBessie Barriscale
CinematographyL. Guy Wilky
Distributed byW. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • December 16, 1918 (1918-12-16)
Running time5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
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.

Plot

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

  • 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

With no prints of Two-Gun Betty located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.

References

  1. "Two-Gun Betty". afi.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 474.
  3. "American Silent Feature Film Database: Two-Gun Betty". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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