Ruth of the Range
- 14 October 1923 (1923-October-14)
- 20 January 1924 (1924-January-20)
Ruth of the Range is a fifteen episode American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, in which a young woman attempts to rescue her father from a gang that has kidnapped him in order to find out his secret for making "Fuelite," a substitute for coal.[1] The film was the final feature created by scenarist Gilson Willets for Pathe Productions,[2] and is now thought to be a lost film.[3]
Episodes
- The Last Shot
- The Seething Pit
- The Danger Trail
- The Terror Train
- The Temple Dungeon
- The Pitfall
- The Fatal Count
- The Dynamite Plot
- The Lava Crusher
- Circumstantial Evidence
- The Desert of Death
- The Vital Test
- The Molten Menace
- Cancelled Orders
- Promises Fulfilled
Cast
- Ruth Roland ... Ruth Remington
- Bruce Gordon ... Bruce Burton
- Lorimer Johnston ... Peter Van Dyke
- Ernest C. Warde ... Robert Remington
- Pat Harmon ... Jim Stain
- Andrée Peyre ... Judith
- Harry De Vere ... J. Hamilton Camp
- V. Omar Whitehead ... Captain X
Production
The series had three directors: the credited director was Ernest C. Warde, son of famed actor Frederick Warde, and was reportedly fired for filming too many close-ups of Roland; his replacement, W. S. Van Dyke, soon quit for another job; and Frank Leon Smith was hired to complete the serial.[2] Gillets died during filming but before he had completed the script, leaving Smith to create his own story from existing footage.[2] Roland left the feature before filming was complete, so Smith filmed her final scenes using her stuntman, Bob Rose, wearing a wig.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Ruth of the Range". SilentEra. November 3, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Rainey, Buck (February 2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.
- ^ Hallett, Hilary (January 15, 2013). Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood. University of California Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-520-95368-0.
External links
- Ruth of the Range at IMDb
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