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  • Fighting Cressy (1919)
  • 60 min | Western
Fighting Cressy (1919)
60 min | Western

A feud over boundaries between the McKinstry and Harrison families, both from Kentucky, but squatting in California in search of gold, has caused Cressy McKinstry to show disdain for Joe Masters, a cousin of the Harrisons, even though she ...See moreA feud over boundaries between the McKinstry and Harrison families, both from Kentucky, but squatting in California in search of gold, has caused Cressy McKinstry to show disdain for Joe Masters, a cousin of the Harrisons, even though she secretly loves him. Nellie Dabney, who left her husband Ben for city-bred John Ford but then was deserted by him, returns and is rejected by Ford, who is now the schoolteacher of the settlement and is attracted to Cressy. After Ben fights Ford and takes Nellie back, Cressy schemes with Ben for him to buy the land in her name. A San Franciscan representative of the legal owner arrives to take possession and provokes a fight at the boundary line which leaves Joe with a bullet in his arm. Cressy proves that the land belongs to her and Joe, who she will soon marry, and the families are reconciled. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Robert Thornby (as Robert T. Thornby)
Writers
Bret Harte (novel "Cressy") | Fred Myton
Cinematographer
Charles E. Kaufman (as Charles Kaufman)
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Updated Nov 22, 1919

Release date
Jan 11, 1920 (United States)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Blanche Sweet
Cressy Cressy   See fewer
Russell Simpson
Hiram McKinstry Hiram McKinstry   See fewer
Edward Peil Sr.
John Ford (as Edward Peil) John Ford (as Edward Peil)   See fewer
Pell Trenton
Joe Masters Joe Masters   See fewer
Antrim Short
Seth Davis Seth Davis   See fewer
Frank Lanning
Old Man Harrison Old Man Harrison   See fewer
Billie Bennett
Mrs. Dabney Mrs. Dabney   See fewer
Georgie Stone
Georgie Georgie   See fewer
Walter Perry
Uncle Ben Dabney Uncle Ben Dabney   See fewer
Eunice Murdock Moore
Ma McKinstry (as Eunice Moore) Ma McKinstry (as Eunice Moore)   See fewer
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