'49–'17 (1917)
Overview
A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.
Cast
Joseph W. Girard
Judge Brand
Leo Pierson
Tom Reeves aka Tom Robbins
William Dyer
J. Gordon Castle
George C. Pearce
Ezra 'Pa' Bobbett
Jean Hersholt
'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
Donna Drew
Peggy Bobbett
Phyllis Haver
Young Bee Adams
Bud Osborne
Cowboy Pitchman
Zasu Pitts
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lon Poff
Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)Recommendations
The Five
True Grit
North to Alaska
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Go West
Ramrod
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Bravados
The Train Robbers
The Last Sunset
Union Pacific
The Proud Rebel
River of No Return
Return of the Gunfighter
3 Bad Men
Bad Day at Black Rock
Meek's Cutoff
How the West Was Won
Paint Your Wagon
The Badlanders