Riddle Gawne
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Riddle Gawne is a 1918
silent
Western film
directed by William S. Hart
and Lambert Hillyer
and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Considered lost for decades, one of the five reels was found to have survived in a Russian archive, and is kept in the film archive of the Library of Congress
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1918 in film
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
Western film
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
directed by William S. Hart
William S. Hart
William Surrey Hart was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered for having "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity."-Biography:...
and Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949. He also wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948....
and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
Considered lost for decades, one of the five reels was found to have survived in a Russian archive, and is kept in the film archive of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- William S. HartWilliam S. HartWilliam Surrey Hart was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered for having "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity."-Biography:...
- Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne - Katherine MacDonaldKatherine MacDonaldKatherine Agnew MacDonald was an American actress and film producer. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.- Career :...
- Kathleen Harkness - Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
- Hame Bozzam - Gretchen LedererGretchen LedererGretchen Lederer was a German actress of the silent era. She appeared in 87 films between 1912 and 1918.She was born in Cologne, Germany and died in Anaheim, California...
- Blanche Dillon - Gertrude ShortGertrude ShortGertrude Short was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in 132 films between 1912 and 1945.She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California, aged 66....
- Jane Gawne - Edwin B. TiltonEdwin B. TiltonEdwin B. Tilton was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 67 films between 1912 and 1925.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Colonel Harkness - Milton RossMilton RossMilton Ross was an American film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1914 and 1948.He was born in California, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Riddle Gawne...
- Reb Butler - George Field - 'Nigger' Paisley
- Leon De La MotheLeon De La MotheLeon De La Mothe was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 40 films between 1915 and 1925...
- Jess Cass (as Leon Kent)