Rose of the West

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Rose of the West
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Tom Santschi and Madlaine Traverse
Directed by Harry Millarde
Written by Denison Clift
Starring Madlaine Traverse
Frank Leigh
Thomas Santschi
Cinematography Frank B. Good
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corp.
Release date
  • July 20, 1919 (1919-07-20)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Rose of the West is a lost [1] 1919 American silent drama film directed by Harry Millarde, and starring Madlaine Traverse from a screenplay and story by Denison Clift. The film also stars Frank Leigh, Tom Santschi, and Jack Nelson. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corp.

Contents

The plot revolves around a woman's long-thought dead husband returning to sell their daughter to a millionaire for gold.

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Madlaine Traverse

Plot

Rose Labelle has been living in an isolated cabin with her daughter, Angela, her servant Natoosh, and her son Jules for two years after her cruel husband, Pierre, goes missing. Believing that he is dead, she becomes engaged to Lieut. Col. Bruce Knight of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but as they embrace, Pierre bursts into the cabin. He throws Knight from the home, and states that he wants to sell Angela to a nearby landowner for his land. The landowner, Beaudry, refuses to sell the gold-rich land for money, but would agree if Pierre sold him Angela. Beaudry and Pierre return to the cabin to steal Angela away, but are thwarted by Rose. They lure Angela to an abandoned cabin, where Rose and Jules follow them, and Rose shoots Beaudry dead. When she is charged with murder, Jules kills Pierre and is mortally wounded in return. With his dying breath, he takes the blame for the murder, leaving Rose to marry Knight and live happily.

Cast

Production

Production began under the working title "Until Eternity" in late May, and continued until mid-June, [2] and was partially shot on location at Huntington Lake. [3] During production of Rose of the West, Madlaine Traverse fell from her horse and sustained minor injuries; filming was paused for several days while she recovered. [4]

Reception

The Film Daily review was very positive, saying that while the story was "nothing startlingly fresh," the plot was a "Skillful construction has merged the two threads of the plot into a story possessing unity, directness and some sympathetic appeal." [5]

Moving Picture World reviewer Robert C. McElravy was positive, stating that the film's cinematography was "particularly attractive" and "It has many strong moments and the continuity is unusually good." [6]

The New York Clipper also gave the film a positive review, describing the film as "A story filled with suspense, presented with good photography and enacted by a very good cast." [7]

Preservation

With no prints located in archives, Rose of the West is considered a lost film. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rose Of The West". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  2. ↑ The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. May 31, 1919. p. 1396.
  3. ↑ The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. June 14, 1919. p. 1632.
  4. ↑ Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. June 28, 1919. p. 1956.
  5. ↑ The Film Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. July 14, 1919. p. 3.
  6. ↑ Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. July 26, 1919. p. 577.
  7. ↑ The New York Clipper. New York City: The Clipper Company. July 16, 1919. p. 34.
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