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''Roped'' was a 1919 American Western- comedy film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. ''Roped'' is one of at least 25 films in which director John Ford and actor Harry Carey collaborated on between the years of 1917 and 1921. Ford saw Carry as a mentor and their worked on the story ideas for several of their films together.
During these collaborations, Carey made more per film then Ford. By 1919, the year ''Roped'' came out, Ford was making 300 dollars a week, Carey was making 1,250. This differential in pay led to tension between the two.
''Roped'' was a 1919 American Western- comedy film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. ''Roped'' is one of at least 25 films in which director John Ford and actor Harry Carey collaborated on between the years of 1917 and 1921. Ford saw Carry as a mentor and their worked on the story ideas for several of their films together.
During these collaborations, Carey made more per film then Ford. By 1919, the year ''Roped'' came out, Ford was making 300 dollars a week, Carey was making 1,250. This differential in pay led to tension between the two.
Plot
Cheyenne Harry is a wealth ranch owner. After his cowboys put an ad in the newspaper trying to find him a wife, Harry marries Aileen Judson-Brown. A year into their marriage, Aileen gives birth to their first child. The new family live with Aileen’s status seeking mother, Mrs. Judson-Brown. Mrs. Judson-Brown tries everything in her power to break up the marriage so her daughter can marry the wealthier Ferdie Van Duzen. Mrs. Judson-Brown steals Harry and Aileen’s baby and tells Harry that Aileen no longer loves him and their baby has died. Heart broken, Harry moves out west. Harry receives news from Mrs. Judson-Brown’s butler that his baby is still alive. Harry finds his child and Aileen confesses her true love. The film ends with the reunited family heading West together, leaving Harry’s hateful mother-in-law behind.Cast
* Harry Carey as Cheyenne Harry * Neva Gerber as Aileen * Mollie McConnell as Mrs. Judson-Brown (as Molly McConnell) *Arthur Shirley
Arthur Shirley (31 August 1886 – 24 November 1967) was an Australian actor, writer, producer, and director of theatre and film. He experienced some success as a film actor in Hollywood between 1914 and 1920.
Biography
Early life
Born Hen ...
as Ferdie Van Duzen
* J. Farrell MacDonald as Butler
See also
*Harry Carey filmography
This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey.
1910
* ''Bill Sharkey's Last Game''
* ''Gentleman Joe''
1912
* ''An Unseen Enemy'' as The Thief
* ''Two Daughters of Eve'' as In Audience
* ''Friends'' as Bob Kyne - the Prospector
* '' So Near ...
* John Ford filmography
John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. During this time he directed more than 140 films however nearly all of his silent films are lost. Born in Maine, Ford entered the filmmaking industry sh ...
* List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
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References
External links
* {{John Ford , state=collapsed 1919 films 1910s Western (genre) comedy films 1919 lost films 1919 comedy films American Western (genre) comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by John Ford Lost Western (genre) comedy films Universal Pictures films Lost American films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films Silent comedy films Silent American comedy films 1910s English-language films