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  • The Tenderfoot (1917)
  • Approved
    50 min | Western
The Tenderfoot (1917)
Approved
50 min | Western

To escape the pain of a failed love affair, Jim goes to Wolfville, a rough Western town populated by gamblers and Indians. Shortly after he meets Cynthia, a sweet-natured local girl, Ellen, his former lover, arrives from the East and ...See moreTo escape the pain of a failed love affair, Jim goes to Wolfville, a rough Western town populated by gamblers and Indians. Shortly after he meets Cynthia, a sweet-natured local girl, Ellen, his former lover, arrives from the East and flirts with an Indian to make him jealous. The Indian, who takes Ellen's attentions seriously, sends her some ponies, which she accepts unwittingly as a gift. When she discovers that by Indian custom her acceptance amounts to a marriage agreement, she turns to Jim, promising to marry him in exchange for a way out. Jim kills the Indian in a duel, but Ellen reneges on the deal and jilts him once again. In the gambling saloon, "Smiling Jack" Douglas plots to kill Jim, but Cynthia intercedes by replacing his gun's bullets with blanks. To "Smiling Jack's" surprise, Jim resists his shots and charges him, eventually driving him from the town. His courage proven, the tenderfoot wins the heart and hand of Cynthia. See less
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Director
Writers
Alfred Henry Lewis (story) | George H. Plympton (scenario)
Cinematographer
W. Steve Smith Jr. (as W. Steve Smith)
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Updated Dec 3, 1917

Release date
Dec 3, 1917 (United States)

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Cast

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Carol Holloway
Cynthia of the West Cynthia of the West   See fewer
Joe Ryan
'Smiling Jack' Douglas 'Smiling Jack' Douglas   See fewer
Florence Dye
Ellen of the East Ellen of the East   See fewer
Walter Rodgers
Mr. Rogers (as Walter L. Rodgers) Mr. Rogers (as Walter L. Rodgers)   See fewer
Charles Wheelock
Rogers' Partner Rogers' Partner   See fewer
Hattie Buskirk
Mrs. Rucker Mrs. Rucker   See fewer
Frederick Forrester
The Exhorting Evangelist (as Fred Forrester) The Exhorting Evangelist (as Fred Forrester)   See fewer
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