''The Committee on Credentials'' is a 1916 American silent film featuring

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. It is based on the novel ''The Pride of Palomar'' by Peter Bernard Kyne. It follows the protagonist Ballrat Bob, who tries to protect an acquaintance and squatter, Clem, from gambling away all of his money.

Plot

In an attempt to protect the welfare of Clem's wife, Ballarat Bob takes Clem's savings and puts them in safe keeping with Clem's wife. This makes Clem think that his wife is having an affair; he goes on to shoot up the town and eventually ends up in a confrontation with Bob. Kyne said of his novel, "I have at last finished writing "The Pride of Palomar." It isn't at all what I wanted it to be; it isn't at all what I planned it to be, but it does contain something of what you and I both feel, something of what you wanted me to put into it. Indeed, I shall always wish to think that it contains just a few faint little echoes of the spirit of that old California that was fast vanishing when I first disturbed the quiet of the Mission Dolores with infantile shrieks—when you first gazed upon the redwood-studded hills of Sonoma County." Of the silent films in the early 20th century, Peter French says calls it a dramatic tale of "personal crimes, moral tales, and the place of crime in public life".French, P: ''Westerns: Aspects of a Movie Genre'', page 76. Oxford University Press, 1977.

Cast

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Joe Rickson Joe Rickson (born Oscar Erickson; September 6, 1880 – January 8, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1945. He was born in Clearcreek, Montana and died in Los Angeles, California. Parti ...

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* 1916 films 1916 Western (genre) films 1916 short films 1916 directorial debut films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Marshall Films based on American novels Films based on Western (genre) novels Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{short-silent-film-stub