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Sagebrush Hamlet, A

Alternative title
Sage Brush Hamlet, A
Synopsis
Feature film and one of the first to set Shakespeare in a Western setting. Larry Lang (Desmond) has carried the memory of his father’s killing by Claude Dutton (Peil) since his youth and is determined to avenge the crime. The townspeople of the small Western border town believe Larry is "plumb locoed" because he employs a rowdy gang of cowpunchers for only a few head of cattle. Dutton is ensconced in Bottle Canyon, the neck of which is constantly guarded by his men. When Dutton’s henchman, Two-Gun Dan, fails to capture Larry, Dutton attempts the job himself. Meanwhile, Larry’s cousin Dora Lawrence (Marguerite de la Motte) arrives to make her home with Larry who is to be her guardian. Larry’s men are absent, and while Mexican bandit Pedro holds Dora, Dutton searches for a large sum of money hidden in Larry’s bed. Larry returns and kills Dutton; then a romance develops between Larry and Dora. [Synopsis supplied by Library and Archives Canada].
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1919
Duration
40 mins; 3649 feet

Credits

Director
Joseph J. Franz
Producer
Jesse D. Hampton
Cinematographer
Harry W. Gerstad
Screenplay
George Elwood Jenks
Cast
Edward PielClaude Dutton
Florence GibsonMother Dolan
Frank LanningTwo-Gun Dan
Marguerite De La MotteDora Lawrence
William DesmondLarry Lang

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); westerns

Notes

Notes
The Library of Congress and National Archives of Canada copies are incomplete.
General
Sources differ regarding the screenplay writer, K.A. Anderson is also credited with the writing.

Production Company

Name

Jesse D. Hampton Productions

Name

Robertson-Cole

Archive

Name

Library and Archives Canada

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Phone
(613) 996-5115
Fax
(613) 996-6274
Address
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Ottawa
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Canada
Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

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