Straight Shooting
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Straight Shooting is a 1917
Western
film directed by John Ford
and featuring Harry Carey. Prints of this film survive in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House
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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...
Western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film directed by John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
and featuring Harry Carey. Prints of this film survive in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House
George Eastman House
The George Eastman House is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and...
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Cast
- Harry Carey - Cheyenne Harry
- Duke R. LeeDuke R. LeeDuke R. Lee was an American actor. He appeared in 99 films between 1913 and 1946.He was born in Prince Henry County, Virginia and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Stagecoach...
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- Sweet Water Sims - Molly MaloneMolly Malone (actor)Molly Malone was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 86 films between 1916 and 1929. Her father Lewis Malone, a metallurgist for mining companies. Her mother was Violet St...
- Joan Sims - Ted Brooks - Ted Sims
- Hoot GibsonHoot GibsonHoot Gibson was an American rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer.-Early life and career:...
- Danny Morgan (credits)/Sam Turner (titles) - Milton Brown - Black-Eyed Pete (as Milt Brown)
- Vester PeggVester PeggVester Pegg was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941.He was born in Appleton City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Placer Fremont