''The Rattlesnake'' is a 1913 silent film short produced by the

Lubin Manufacturing Company The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark. History The Lubin Manufacturing Company was formed in 1 ...

and distributed by the

General Film Company The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. Formation The General Film Company was formed by the Motion Pictu ...

. It was directed by and starred

Romaine Fielding Romaine Fielding (born William Grant Blandin; May 22, 1867 – December 15, 1927) was an American actor, screenwriter, and silent film director known for his dramatic westerns. He was also known as Royal A. Blandin. Early life and stage career ...

with stage star Mary Ryan. This film exists incomplete in the

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collection. It was filmed in

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.''The Rattlesnake'' at silentera.com
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Cast

as Tony * Mary Ryan as Inez *Maurice Cytron as Jones (*as Mortiz Cytron) *Jesse Robinson as John Gordon (*as Jess Robinson) *Alice Danzinger as The Child *Billie Brockwell as Tony's Mother *

Gladys Brockwell Gladys Brockwell (née Lindeman; September 26, 1894 – July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era. Early life and career Brockwell was born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 1894. ...

as Tony's Sister *Al Jacoby as Inez's Father *Eleanor Mason as Inez's Mother *Ludwig Ilfield as The Surveyor

References

External links

The Rattlesnake at IMDb.com
1913 films 1913 short films American silent short films Lubin Manufacturing Company films Films directed by Romaine Fielding American black-and-white films 1910s American films Silent American Western (genre) films {{Short-silent-film-stub