''Tennessee's Pardner'' is a surviving 1916 American

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film directed by

George Melford George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...

, written by

Marion Fairfax Marion Fairfax (born Marion Neiswanger; October 24, 1875 – October 2, 1970) was an American screenwriter, playwright, actress, and producer. Early career Fairfax first started her career as a stage actress, just like many other women did in ...

, and starring

Fannie Ward Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1872 – January 27, 1952), also credited as Fanny Ward, was an American actress of stage and screen. Known for performing in both comedic and dramatic roles, she was cast in ''The Cheat (1915 film ...

, Jack Dean,

Charles Clary Charles Clary (March 24, 1873 – March 24, 1931) was an American actor of the silent film era. Clary appeared in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1930. He was born in Charleston, Illinois and died on his 58th birthday in Los Angeles, Ca ...

, Jessie Arnold, Ronald Bradbury, and

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howe ...

. It was released February 6, 1916, by

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. The film was based upon the 1869

Bret Harte Bret Harte ( , born Francis Brett Hart, August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a caree ...

story " Tennessee’s Pardner," which has also been filmed as '' The Flaming Forties'' (1924), '' The Golden Princess'' (1925), and ''

Tennessee's Partner ''Tennessee's Partner'' is a 1955 American Western film, directed by Allan Dwan, written by: Graham Baker, D.D. Beauchamp, Milton Krims and Teddi Sherman, with uncredited rewrites by Dwan, and starring: John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fl ...

'' (1955).

Premise

Fannie Ward plays the part of a young girl whose parents are separated on their journey to California. When her father is killed, she is left in the care of her father's friend.

Cast

as Tennessee * Jack Dean as Jack Hunter *

as Tom Romaine *

Jessie Arnold Jessie Arnold (December 3, 1884 – May 5, 1955) was an American character and film actress who appeared in more than 150 films from silent shorts to the early 1950s. She starred in the 1916 film ''Cross Purposes'' directed by William Worthington ...

as Kate Kent * Ronald Bradbury as Bill Kent *

as Gewilliker Hay * James Neill as The Padre

Preservation status

The film is preserved in the

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and/or the

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collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.180 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

References

External links

* {{George Melford 1916 films 1916 Western (genre) films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films based on works by Bret Harte Films directed by George Melford Paramount Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) films Surviving American silent films English-language Western (genre) films