Wild and Woolly
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Wild and Woolly is a 1917
silent film
which tells the story of one man's personal odyssey from sophisticated Easterner to Western tough guy. It stars Douglas Fairbanks
, Eileen Percy
, Walter Bytell and Sam De Grasse
.
The movie was adapted by Anita Loos
from a story by Horace B. Carpenter
and was directed by John Emerson
. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. It was inducted into the National Film Registry
in 2002.
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1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
silent film
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...
which tells the story of one man's personal odyssey from sophisticated Easterner to Western tough guy. It stars Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
, Eileen Percy
Eileen Percy
Eileen Percy was an Irish actress of the silent era. She appeared in 68 films between 1917 and 1933.She was born in Belfast and died in Los Angeles, California...
, Walter Bytell and Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
Samuel Alfred De Grasse was a Canadian actor. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he trained to be a dentist....
.
The movie was adapted by Anita Loos
Anita Loos
Anita Loos was an American screenwriter, playwright and author.-Early life:Born Corinne Anita Loos in Sisson, California , where her father, R. Beers Loos, had opened a tabloid newspaper for which her mother, Minerva "Minnie" Smith did most of the work of a newspaper publisher...
from a story by Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter was an American actor, film director and, screenwriter. He appeared in 334 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934...
and was directed by John Emerson
John Emerson (filmmaker)
John Emerson was a stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films...
. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. It was inducted into the National Film Registry
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008...
in 2002.
Cast
- Douglas FairbanksDouglas FairbanksDouglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
- Jeff Hillington - Eileen PercyEileen PercyEileen Percy was an Irish actress of the silent era. She appeared in 68 films between 1917 and 1933.She was born in Belfast and died in Los Angeles, California...
- Nell Larabee - Walter Bytell - Collis J. Hillington
- Joseph SingletonJoseph SingletonJoseph Singleton was an Australian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 74 films between 1913 and 1925.He was born in Melbourne.-Selected filmography:* Shon the Piper * The Squaw Man...
- Judson, the Butler - Calvert Carter - Tom Larabee, the Hotel Keeper
- Forrest Seabury - Banker
- J. W. Jones - Lawyer
- Charles StevensCharles Stevens (actor)Charles Stevens was an American actor.The grandson of Geronimo, Stevens appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1961...
- Pedro - Sam De GrasseSam De GrasseSamuel Alfred De Grasse was a Canadian actor. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he trained to be a dentist....
- Steve Shelby, the Indian Agent - Tom WilsonTom Wilson (actor)Tom Wilson was an American film actor. He appeared in 254 films between 1915 and 1963. He was born in Helena, Montana, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Little Marie...
- Casey the Engineer - Ruth Allen
- Edward Burns
- Wharton James
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- Monte BlueMonte BlueMonte Blue was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles....
- One of Wild Bill's Men - Adolphe MenjouAdolphe MenjouAdolphe Jean Menjou was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies, appearing in such films as The Sheik, A Woman of Paris, Morocco, and A Star is Born...
- undetermined - Bull MontanaBull MontanaBull Montana , was a professional wrestler and American actor.Lewis Montagna came to the U.S. as a child. The hulking, plug-ugly Montagna became a professional wrestler under the name of Bull Montana...
- Bartender
Other versions
- Wild and Woolly is the title of a 1931 documentary about rodeos.
- Wild and Woolly was used again in a 1937 comedy western starring Jane WithersJane WithersJane Withers is an American actress best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s.-Biography:Withers began her career...
about a bank robbery during a town's anniversary party. - The title was also misspelled in an unrelated 1978 comedy western TV movie titled Wild and WoolyWild and WoolyWild and Wooly is a 1978 comedy/western TV movie about four turn-of-the-century women who break out of prison to foil an Irish assassin out to kill the President. It starred Charles Siebert, David Doyle, Elyssa Davalos, Vic Morrow, and Doug McClure. It was directed by Philip Leacock....
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