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A Bear of a Story

  • 19161916
  • 13m
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Tom, a cowpuncher, is engaged to marry Vicky Williams, a ranch girl. Vicky has a girl chum who owns a pet bear, and she tells Tom that the must get her a bear. With his friend, Sid Jones, To... Read allTom, a cowpuncher, is engaged to marry Vicky Williams, a ranch girl. Vicky has a girl chum who owns a pet bear, and she tells Tom that the must get her a bear. With his friend, Sid Jones, Tom soon discovers bear signs. Tom enters a bear hole; the bear also enters, and Tom makes h... Read allTom, a cowpuncher, is engaged to marry Vicky Williams, a ranch girl. Vicky has a girl chum who owns a pet bear, and she tells Tom that the must get her a bear. With his friend, Sid Jones, Tom soon discovers bear signs. Tom enters a bear hole; the bear also enters, and Tom makes his escape just in time. Finally the bear is treed. The limb on which bruin is hanging is s... Read all
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    • Tom Mix
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    • Victoria Forde
    • Sid Jordan
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    • Tom Wilsonas Tom Wilson
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    Betty Keller
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    Tom, a cowpuncher, is engaged to marry Vicky Williams, a ranch girl. Vicky has a girl chum who owns a pet bear, and she tells Tom that the must get her a bear. With his friend, Sid Jones, Tom soon discovers bear signs. Tom enters a bear hole; the bear also enters, and Tom makes his escape just in time. Finally the bear is treed. The limb on which bruin is hanging is sawed off, and the bear falls to the ground, where it is lassoed by Tom and Sid. Vicky, in the meantime, has been playing with her girl friend's pet bear and it bites her finger. When she sees Tom and Sid approaching with the bear, which they finally captured at the risk of their lives, she tells them she don't like bears, doesn't want one, and leaves. With an expression of "Can you beat it?" Tom and Sid fall to the ground in a faint. —Moving Picture World synopsis
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    T. Mix as cowboy/clown
    Tom and Sid must catch a bear for a girl...After arduous (and to today's standards, cruel) efforts to rein in a California bear, they learn from the girl that, well, she's changed her mind and wants the animal turned loose. This short film from the Selig company showcases both Tom's talent as cowboy (ropping, riding, wrestling) and as clown. For once he takes his role lightly and there is some nice comic pantomime with Sid Jordan. Otherwise the film is a silly little piece of entertainment, and I'd bet the two bears didn't think it was much fun to do.
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    • Release date
      • August 19, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Also known as
      • A História do Urso
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      • Selig Polyscope Company
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      13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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