Straight Shooting (1917)

Cattleman Flint cuts off farmer Sims' water supply. When Sims' son Ted goes for water, one of Flint's men kills him. Cheyenne is sent to finish off Sims, but finding the family at the newly... See full summary »

Director:

John Ford

Writer:

George Hively (story)

Stars:

Harry Carey, Duke R. Lee, George Berrell

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harry Carey	...	Cheyenne Harry
Duke R. Lee	...	Thunder Flint (as Duke Lee)
George Berrell	...	Sweetwater Malone
Molly Malone	...	Joan Malone
Ted Brooks	...	Ted Malone
Hoot Gibson	...	Danny Morgan
Milton Brown	...	Black-Eye Pete (as Milt Brown)
Vester Pegg	...	Placer Fremont

Storyline

Cattleman Flint cuts off farmer Sims' water supply. When Sims' son Ted goes for water, one of Flint's men kills him. Cheyenne is sent to finish off Sims, but finding the family at the newly dug grave, he changes sides.

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Plot Keywords:

drunkenness | moral reformation | murder | gang | siege | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 1917 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joan of the Cattlelands

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min 71 min (1998 George Eastman House Restoration)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White (tinted)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is believed to be John Ford's first feature film.

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Connections

Featured in The Universal Story (1995)

User Reviews

Strikingly prophetic early Ford film

Apparently the earliest Ford film to survive intact, Straight Shooting could hardly be bettered as a prototype for so many films later in his career-- there are moments that are reproduced almost exactly in The Searchers in particular, and to a lesser extent in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, etc. While this modest genre film doesn't treat these themes with the deep emotional resonance of the later classics, it is surprisingly serious and thoughtful, and shows that the young Ford was unusually responsive to the emotional gravity that an older star like Carey could bring to a simple shoot 'em up-- the film is more mature than many of his 20s films with George O'Brien.