Where the Worst Begins

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Where the Worst Begins
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Directed by John McDermott
Written by Joseph Anthony Roach
George F. Worts
Starring Ruth Roland
Alec B. Francis
Matt Moore
Cinematography Byron Haskin
Edited by Edward M. McDermott
Production
company
Co-Artists Productions
Distributed by Truart Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 1, 1925 (1925-11-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Where the Worst Begins is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John McDermott and starring Ruth Roland, Alec B. Francis, and Matt Moore. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] a young woman living on a ranch longs to go East, so to obtain money to make the trip kidnaps the son of a wealthy Eastern couple vacationing in the West and holds him for ransom. After the capture, love interest develops between the young people, and the complications that ensue are numerous but are happily terminated.

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References

  1. Langman, p. 506
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Where the Worst Begins at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: Where the Worst Begins", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (11): 69, December 5, 1925, retrieved November 14, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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