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Straight Shooting

  • 19171917
  • PassedPassed
  • 57m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Harry Carey in Straight Shooting (1917)
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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 ... Read allCattleman 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writer
    • George Hively(story)
  • Stars
    • Harry Carey
    • Duke R. Lee
    • George Berrell
  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writer
    • George Hively(story)
  • Stars
    • Harry Carey
    • Duke R. Lee
    • George Berrell
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    • 14User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Harry Carey
    Harry Carey
    • Cheyenne Harry
    Duke R. Lee
    Duke R. Lee
    • Thunder Flint
    • (as Duke Lee)
    George Berrell
    George Berrell
    • Sweet Water Sims
    Molly Malone
    • Joan Sims
    Ted Brooks
    • Ted Sims
    Hoot Gibson
    Hoot Gibson
    • Sam Turner (Danny Morgan in credits)
    Milton Brown
    • Black-Eye Pete
    • (as Milt Brown)
    Vester Pegg
    • Placer Fremont
    William Steele
    William Steele
    • Sheriff Connors
    • (as William Gettinger)
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writer
      • George Hively(story)
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    • Trivia
      This is believed to be John Ford's first feature film.
    • Alternate versions
      In 1925 a two-reel version was released with the title Straight Shootin'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Directed by John Ford (1971)

    User reviews14

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    3/10
    Derivative Beginnings
    This is notable for being an early directorial effort by John Ford, the great Western filmmaker. It's short and simple--about a feud between ranchers and farmers over water supply. The print I saw was missing some brief footage, and the film isn't in the best shape. Still, it is clearly unimpressive. There are plenty of shots with open doorways, and one might find similarities with Ford's later work, but the static camera positioning is prosaic even for 1917.

    Harry Carey's Cheyenne Harry is a bandit turned good after seeing an attractive female--a role too similar to the one William S. Hart had already introduced to the screen in nearly every one of his vehicles. And, the climax of "Straight Shooting" seems to be taken straight from D.W. Griffith; it especially resembles "The Birth of a Nation" in a clumsy, derivative way. Eventually, Ford would improve upon past films and film-making, but here he was just copying others.
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    • Cineanalyst
    • Sep 14, 2005

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Joan of the Cattlelands
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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    • Runtime
      57 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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