Ruth of the Range is a fifteen episode American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, in which a young woman attempts to rescue her father from a gang that has kidnapped him in order to find out his secret for making "Fuelite," a substitute for coal.[1] The film was the final feature created by scenarist Gilson Willets for Pathe Productions,[2] and is now thought to be a lost film.[3]
| Ruth of the Range | |
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 Episode 11 poster | |
| Directed by | Ernest C. Warde |
| Written by | John W. Grey |
| Produced by | Gilson Willets Frank L. Smith |
| Starring | Ruth Roland Bruce Gordon |
| Cinematography | Allen Q. Thompson |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier Lena Hali |
Production companies | Ruth Roland Serials, Inc. United Studios Inc. |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (with English intertitles) |
Episodes
edit- The Last Shot
- The Seething Pit
- The Danger Trail
- The Terror Train
- The Temple Dungeon
- The Pitfall
- The Fatal Count
- The Dynamite Plot
- The Lava Crusher
- Circumstantial Evidence
- The Desert of Death
- The Vital Test
- The Molten Menace
- Cancelled Orders
- Promises Fulfilled
Cast
edit- Ruth Roland ... Ruth Remington
- Bruce Gordon ... Bruce Burton
- Lorimer Johnston ... Peter Van Dyke
- Ernest C. Warde ... Robert Remington
- Pat Harmon ... Jim Stain
- Andrée Peyre ... Judith
- Harry De Vere ... J. Hamilton Camp
- V. Omar Whitehead ... Captain X
Production
editThe series had three directors: the credited director was Ernest C. Warde, son of famed actor Frederick Warde, and was reportedly fired for filming too many close-ups of Roland; his replacement, W. S. Van Dyke, soon quit for another job; and Frank Leon Smith was hired to complete the serial.[2] Gillets died during filming but before he had completed the script, leaving Smith to create his own story from existing footage.[2] Roland left the feature before filming was complete, so Smith filmed her final scenes using her stuntman, Bob Rose, wearing a wig.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ruth of the Range". SilentEra. November 3, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Rainey, Buck (February 2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.
- ^ Hallett, Hilary (January 15, 2013). Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood. University of California Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-520-95368-0.
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