The Sheriff's Son

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The Sheriff's Son
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Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Screenplay byJ.G. Hawks
William MacLeod Raine
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring Charles Ray
Seena Owen
J. P. Lockney
Charles K. French
Otto Hoffman
Lamar Johnstone
CinematographyChester Lyons
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 30, 1919 (1919-03-30)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Sheriff's Son is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by J.G. Hawks and William MacLeod Raine. The film stars Charles Ray, Seena Owen, J. P. Lockney, Charles K. French, Otto Hoffman, and Lamar Johnstone. The film was released on March 30, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] It is not known whether the film currently survives, [3] and it may be a lost film. [4]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [5] Royal Beaudry (Ray) returns from college to a small western town and opens up a law office. His father, a famous sheriff, had been murdered twenty previously by the Rutherford gang, who still own a range and terrify the county. Following a robbery and the recovery of the money by Dave Dingwell (Lockney), Dave is captured and held prisoner on the Rutherford range, tortured by the gang in hope of regaining the money, which he has hidden. Beaudry overcomes his fear and goes to the Rutherford place in attempt to determine Dave's whereabouts. The Rutherford gang learns his identity and Beaudry is wounded in a battle with the gang. Beulah Rutherford (Owen) falls in love with him. Dave is rescued. Later, in town, Beaudry meets the bully of the gang and bests him in a street brawl. Beulah and Beaudry continue their courtship while members of the Rutherford gang decide to reform and become respectable citizens.

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References

  1. "The Sheriff's Son (1919) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  2. "The Sheriff's Son". AFI. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: The Sheriff's Son at silentera.com
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Sheriff's Son
  5. "Reviews: The Sheriff's Son". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 8 (16): 36. April 12, 1919.