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$50, 000 Reward

Original title: $50,000 Reward
  • 19241924
  • PassedPassed
  • 55m
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Bert Lindley, Ken Maynard, William F. Moran, and Frank Whitson in $50,000 Reward (1924)
  • Western
Tex Sherwood has just come into possession of a valuable piece of land that will be irrigated by a new dam. Banker Holman knowing the deed must be registered the next day, offers a $50,000 r... Read allTex Sherwood has just come into possession of a valuable piece of land that will be irrigated by a new dam. Banker Holman knowing the deed must be registered the next day, offers a $50,000 reward for Tex's capture.Tex Sherwood has just come into possession of a valuable piece of land that will be irrigated by a new dam. Banker Holman knowing the deed must be registered the next day, offers a $50,000 reward for Tex's capture.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Clifford S. Elfelt
  • Writer
    • Frank Howard Clark(story)
  • Stars
    • Ken Maynard
    • Esther Ralston
    • Bert Lindley
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  • Director
    • Clifford S. Elfelt
  • Writer
    • Frank Howard Clark(story)
  • Stars
    • Ken Maynard
    • Esther Ralston
    • Bert Lindley
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    • 2User reviews
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    Ken Maynard
    Ken Maynard
    • Tex Sherwoodas Tex Sherwood
    Esther Ralston
    Esther Ralston
    • Carolyn Jordanas Carolyn Jordan
    Bert Lindley
    Bert Lindley
    • Anthony Jordanas Anthony Jordan
    Edward Peil Sr.
    Edward Peil Sr.
    • Buck Scofieldas Buck Scofield
    Lillian Leighton
    Lillian Leighton
    • Mrs. Milleras Mrs. Miller
    Charles Newton
    • Pa Milleras Pa Miller
    • (as Chas. Newton)
    Frank Whitson
    • Asa Holmanas Asa Holman
    William F. Moran
    • Eli Higginsas Eli Higgins
    • (as Wm. Moran)
    Augusta Ain
    • Frecklesas Freckles
    Ananias Berry
    • Snowballas Snowball
    Olive Trevor
    Olive Trevor
    • Follies Girlas Follies Girl
    Fern Lorraine
    • Follies Girlas Follies Girl
    Katherine DeForrest
    • Follies Girlas Follies Girl
    Edythe Flynn
    • Follies Girlas Follies Girl
    • (as Edith Flynn)
    Grace Fay
    • Follies Girlas Follies Girl
    Nancy Zann
    • Follies Girlas Follies Girl
    Tarzan
    • Tarzan, Tex's Horseas Tarzan, Tex's Horse
    • Director
      • Clifford S. Elfelt
    • Writer
      • Frank Howard Clark(story)
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    Just a few dam comments
    "$50,000 Reward" is an entertaining if fairly typical 1920s silent western. In it, Our Hero in the White Hat (Ken Maynard) avails himself of The Damsel in Distress (Esther Ralston) to help save the dam construction project that would otherwise bankrupt her Poor Old Father (Burt Lindley). Horse chases, shootouts, fisticuffs, and et cetera.....and of course, Our Hero and the Damsel fall in love at the end.

    What makes this film interesting is that in later prints, there is a lengthy disclaimer at the begining telling how the film was shot at the construction site of The St. Francis Dam which a few years later failed, releasing a devastating flood that killed over 500 people. And while it's true that there was a St. Francis Dam near Los Angeles that collapsed and killed hundreds, it is actually the St. Francis Dams nearly identical sister, the Mulholland Dam, that is seen in the film!

    The Mulholland Dam, which still stands today, is located in the Hollywood Hills, conveniently only a few miles from all the major studios. Only recently, experts on the St. Francis Dam disaster have studied the film and determined that the topography around the dam under construction in "$50,000" is that of the Hollywood Hills, and not San Francisquito Canyon - the site of the St. Francis Dam, some 35 miles away.

    It's an interesting piece of obscure cinema trivia, and know you're stuck with it in your brain cells. But you never know - it might come up on Jeopardy!

    Enjoy.
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    • Release date
      • December 1924 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Winning a Woman
    • Filming locations
      • Mulholland Dam, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Clifford S. Elfelt Productions
      • J. Charles Davis Productions
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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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