The Money Corral
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Directed byLambert Hillyer
Screenplay byWilliam S. Hart
Lambert Hillyer
Produced byWilliam S. Hart
StarringWilliam S. Hart
Jane Novak
Herschel Mayall
Winter Hall
Rhea Mitchell
Patricia Palmer
CinematographyJoseph H. August
Production
company
William S. Hart Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 20, 1919 (1919-04-20)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Money Corral is a 1919 American silent adventure film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer. The film stars William S. Hart, Jane Novak, Herschel Mayall, Winter Hall, Rhea Mitchell, and Patricia Palmer. The film was released on April 20, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[3] and it may be a lost film.[4]

Plot

Herschel Mayall, William S. Hart, Winter Hall and Rhea Mitchell in The Money Corral

As described in a film magazine,[5] following his performance at a Montana rodeo, cowboy Lem Beason (Hart) accepts the invitation of Chicago banker Gregory Collins (Hall) to come to the city and take a position of watchman at the bank, recent robberies having resulted in the death of the last two watchmen. Carl Bruner (Mayall), Collins' trusted lieutenant, is the instigator of the thefts and sends Beason to the underworld on a false clue, planning his quiet murder. However, Beason comes out unscathed and convinced of Bruner's duplicity. Collins's petted daughter Janet (Mitchell) parades the westerner for the benefit of a gay house party, and Rose (Novak), a poor relation, aids Beason in his escape. He resigns his bank job, but stays in town one more night, knowing that there will be another attempted theft at the bank. He captures Bruner and his aides and exposes them to Collins. Collins buys Beason a ranch in the west and he convinces Rose to share it with him.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2016). "The-Money-Corral - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Money Corral". AFI. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Money Corral at silentera.com
  4. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Money Corral Retrieved October 1, 2016
  5. ^ "Reviews: The Money Corral". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 8 (21): 46. May 17, 1919.

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