'49 – '17 (1917)
A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.
- Released
- 1917-10-15
- Genres
- Western, Drama
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ruth Ann Baldwin
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Joseph W. Girard as Judge Brand
- Leo Pierson as Tom Reeves aka Tom Robbins
- William Dyer as J. Gordon Castle
- Mattie Witting as 'Ma' Bobbett
- George C. Pearce as Ezra 'Pa' Bobbett
- Jean Hersholt as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
- Donna Drew as Peggy Bobbett
- Phyllis Haver as Young Bee Adams
- Bud Osborne as Cowboy Pitchman
- Zasu Pitts as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Lon Poff as Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)
- Harry L. Rattenberry as Colonel Hungerford (uncredited)