The Man from Red Gulch


1925

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 13, 1925
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Hunt Stromberg Productions
Distribution Company
Producers Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Idyl of Red Gulch" by Bret Harte in his book The Luck of Roaring Camp: and Other Sketches (Boston, 1870).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,437ft (6 reels)

Synopsis

In the days of the California Gold Rush of '49, Sandy is at odds with his partner, Falloner, over the latter's heavy drinking. Falloner is killed by Lasham, who many years before ran off with Falloner's wife. Sandy brings Falloner's children, Cissy and Jimmy, and their Aunt Betsey to Sacramento from Missouri. He then sets out to find the mother and to avenge his partner's death. Lasham induces Betsey to take the night boat for Sandy Bar with him, under the pretense of finding the children's mother. Sandy rides after them and swims to the steamer, arriving in time to save a frightened Betsey from Lasham. In a fight, Lasham is knocked overboard and drowns. The mother, who under the name Madame Le Blanc has been living with Lasham, helping him with his gambling and other nefarious schemes, becomes a novice in a convent. Sandy and Betsey are wed.

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 13, 1925
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Hunt Stromberg Productions
Distribution Company
Producers Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Idyl of Red Gulch" by Bret Harte in his book The Luck of Roaring Camp: and Other Sketches (Boston, 1870).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,437ft (6 reels)

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