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Hell Bent

1918 · 53 min · US

Directed by John Ford

John Ford, Universal Film Manufacturing Company, 1918. A print of the film exists in the Czech Film Archive. Silent, about 53 minutes. Commmons holds a complete File: print. Runtime 50 minutes. The surviving print is the one the catalog can actually show. Titles carry the plot; the camera stays close to the action.

Western

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1918 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

Public domain presentation

Public Domain Source

Wikimedia Commons · FM-50; wikimedia File:Hell Bent (1918).webm; 53m 00s (3180 s)

Video: André Bourbeau · Credit: YouTube : Hell Bent (Ford, 1918) — High Quality 1080p – View/save archived versions on archive.org · Public domain · Source: File page

Cast & Crew

John Ford · DirectorHarry Carey · Story, WriterEugene B. Lewis · Story

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Cast

Principal players
Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Story, Writer

E

Eugene B. Lewis

Story

Duke R. Lee

Duke R. Lee

Cimmaron Bill

N

Neva Gerber

Bess Thurston

V

Vester Pegg

Jack Thurston

J

Joe Harris

Beau Ross

S

Steve Clemente

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

M

Millard K. Wilson

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Molly Malone

Molly Malone

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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