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'49-'17

  • 1917
  • Unrated
  • 1h 1m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Leo Pierson in '49-'17 (1917)
DramaWestern

A retired judge comes West to restore a ghost town.A retired judge comes West to restore a ghost town.A retired judge comes West to restore a ghost town.

  • Director
    • Ruth Ann Baldwin
  • Writers
    • William Wallace Cook
    • Ruth Ann Baldwin
  • Stars
    • Joseph W. Girard
    • Leo Pierson
    • William Dyer
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    353
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ruth Ann Baldwin
    • Writers
      • William Wallace Cook
      • Ruth Ann Baldwin
    • Stars
      • Joseph W. Girard
      • Leo Pierson
      • William Dyer
    • 13User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Donna Drew in '49-'17 (1917)
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    Joseph W. Girard
    Joseph W. Girard
    • Judge Brand
    • (as Joseph Girard)
    Leo Pierson
    Leo Pierson
    • Tom Reeves - aka Tom Robbins
    William Dyer
    • J. Gordon Castle
    • (as William J. Dyer)
    Mattie Witting
    • Ma Bobbett
    • (as Martha Witting)
    George C. Pearce
    George C. Pearce
    • Ezra Pa Bobbett
    • (as George Pearce)
    Jean Hersholt
    Jean Hersholt
    • 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
    Donna Drew
    • Peggy Bobbett
    Phyllis Haver
    Phyllis Haver
    • Young Bee Adams
    • (uncredited)
    Merrill McCormick
    Merrill McCormick
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Osborne
    Bud Osborne
    • Cowboy Pitchman
    • (uncredited)
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Lon Poff
    Lon Poff
    • Bald-Headed Wrangler
    • (uncredited)
    Harry L. Rattenberry
    • Col. Hungerford
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ruth Ann Baldwin
    • Writers
      • William Wallace Cook
      • Ruth Ann Baldwin
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    • Trivia
      The first Western to be directed by a woman.
    • Quotes

      Judge Brand: Nugget Notch is abandoned now, but I want to rebuild it, and enjoy one more taste of the old West before I die.

    • Alternate versions
      Kino International Corp. copyrighted and released a video in 2000, produced by Jessica Rosner with a piano score composed and performed by Jon Mirsalis. It was made from a Library of Congress preservation print and runs 63 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Women Who Made the Movies (1992)

    User reviews13

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    7/10
    Predictable yes, enjoyable even more so
    I've just watched this on the "Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers" release and I have to say I found it really enjoyable. Yes it predictable, but it's not the first and won't be the last. But it was enjoyable. I especially liked Donna Drew, she was delightful to watch and it is sad that she didn't live for much longer to make more films, I think she was excellent in this one.

    Some of the reviews on here are very negative, but they are old, so perhaps some of their confusions or concerns may be solved with this newer restored version. I wouldn't call this a western, in its true sense of the genre, but it is mostly set out in the west and there are the goods guys and the bed ones too, but it was more a moralistic tale.

    I think with this new release this film can be seen as it is meant to be and I for one really enjoyed it.
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    • Dec 31, 2018

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Old West Per Contract
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent

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