I watched this short film last night, it being my second 'Broncho Billy' film. As with the first 'The Making of Broncho Billy' it was the western genre in its most basic form. That's not meant to be a criticism. It's just that the story is very simple, which it had to be to work well in the silent era.
I guess pretty commonly for this time the villain was 'non white' in this case a 'half breed' American Indian. The actor playing this part was also the only one of the three main characters guilty of overacting, but then he was the villain! Also there is a sign in the bar "No Drinks for Injuns", although this was probably accurate at the time.
The film wasn't 'all action' like the other 'The Making of Broncho Billy'. It was slightly longer at almost 15 mins so spent a little more time developing the plot. Quite a few of the usual clichés were in evidence but for 1914 it wasn't badly done. It's better for instance than a lot of the very poor comedies from the same year.
I guess it's definitely of interest to silent fans and especially the western kind.
I guess pretty commonly for this time the villain was 'non white' in this case a 'half breed' American Indian. The actor playing this part was also the only one of the three main characters guilty of overacting, but then he was the villain! Also there is a sign in the bar "No Drinks for Injuns", although this was probably accurate at the time.
The film wasn't 'all action' like the other 'The Making of Broncho Billy'. It was slightly longer at almost 15 mins so spent a little more time developing the plot. Quite a few of the usual clichés were in evidence but for 1914 it wasn't badly done. It's better for instance than a lot of the very poor comedies from the same year.
I guess it's definitely of interest to silent fans and especially the western kind.
