''The Learning of Jim Benton'' is a 1917 American silent

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film directed by Clifford Smith and starring

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and Walter Perry.

Cast

as Jim Benton *

as Evelyn Hastings * Walter Perry as Joe *

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as Harvey Knowles *

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as Sid Harvey

Synopsis

Jim Benton has been too busy making money to learn to read and write, but he persuades Evelyn Hastings to open school on his ranch and he is her most devoted pupil. The sheepmen carry out their threat to cut off Benton's water supply and Evelyn makes him promise to shoot only in self-defense. He keeps his promise, but still he has to kill, and a packed jury of sheepmen bring in a death verdict. The cattlemen attempt a rescue, but it is Evelyn who saves the day.

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Clifford Smith Silent American Western (genre) films Triangle Film Corporation films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub