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The Ransom of Red Chief (1911)
Directed by J. Searle Dawley
Comedy, Western · 10m
After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwad's easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom. They accordingly hire a rig, take the boy and conceal him in a cave. The boy, instead of weeping and wailing for home and mother, proclaims himself "Red Chief" and makes it uncomfortable for his captors. (Moving Picture World)
Cast
Yale Boss
Crew
- Director
- J. Searle Dawley
Details
- Release date
- 1911-02-15
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Comedy, Western
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Edison Studios