Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor

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Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor
Why the sheriff is a bachelor The fragile reward of duty. LCCN2015645278.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph A. Golden
Tom Mix
Written byJoseph A. Golden
Produced by William N. Selig
Selig Polyscope Company
StarringTom Mix
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • October 27, 1914 (1914-10-27)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (sub-titled The Fragile Reward of Duty) is a 1914 American short silent Western film produced by Selig Polyscope Company and written by Joseph A. Golden who co-directed with the star Tom Mix. It is a remake of the 1911 film of the same title in which Mix also starred. [1] The 1914 version is held at the Library of Congress. [2]

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References

  1. "Why the Sheriff is a Bachelor". Silent Era. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. The American Film Institute. 1978. p. 208.