The Lamb (1915)

Gerald, the somewhat frail son of a wealthy New York family, is bested at the beach by Bill, a strapping young cowboy from Arizona. His fiancée Mary, ashamed of Gerald's "yellow streak", ... See full summary »

Director:

Christy Cabanne (as W. Christy Cabanne)

Writers:

Christy Cabanne (screenplay), D.W. Griffith (story) (as Granville Warwick)

Stars:

Douglas Fairbanks, Seena Owen, Alfred Paget

Cast

Cast overview:
Douglas Fairbanks	...	Gerald - the Son of the Idle Rich
Seena Owen	...	Mary - the American Girl
Alfred Paget	...	Bill Cactus - Mary's Model Type of Man
Kate Toncray	...	Gerald's Mother
William Lowery	...	Yaqui Indian Chief (as William E. Lowery)
Lillian Langdon	...	Mary's Mother
Monroe Salisbury	...	Mary's Cousin - The Wealthy Miner
Eagle Eye	...	Yaqui Indian Chief (as Charles Eagle Eye)
Edward Warren	...	Gerald's Valet
Tom Kennedy	...	The White Hopeless

Storyline

Gerald, the somewhat frail son of a wealthy New York family, is bested at the beach by Bill, a strapping young cowboy from Arizona. His fiancée Mary, ashamed of Gerald's "yellow streak", leaves him and goes by train to visit some friends in Arizona, with Bill in tow. Gerald follows them, and before long he and Mary winds up captured by Yaqui Indians and Gerald must prove to Mary that he is not the "weakling" she thinks he is by coming up with a plan for them to escape their captors.

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Plot Keywords:

native american | machine gun | love triangle | car | airplane | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Western

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Douglas Fairbanks.

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Connections

Followed by The Saphead (1920)

User Reviews

Not worth it

As the oldest film in existence, it doesn't do well with its editing, characters, or story. It feels like a lackluster and I don't recommend it.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

7 November 1915 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Man and the Test

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$41,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fine Arts Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1