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Broncho Billy and the Bandit's Secret (2013)
Short | 29 min | Short, Western

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Broncho Billy and the Bandit's Secret (2013)

Short | 29 min | Short, Western

One hundred years ago Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, the first cowboy movie star, was making westerns for the Essanay Film Company in Niles Canyon. He and his company made over 350 films from 1912 to 1916, films that were seen around...See moreOne hundred years ago Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, the first cowboy movie star, was making westerns for the Essanay Film Company in Niles Canyon. He and his company made over 350 films from 1912 to 1916, films that were seen around the world. Niles, now part of the city of Fremont, still has the feel of that little town of 1,400 residents who were invaded by a small army of filmmakers. That era is celebrated by the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum at the Edison Theater, built in 1913, the same year Essanay built their studio on the adjoining block. To commemorate this pioneering period in film history, we have produced a two-reel silent western film using the techniques of those early days. The movie was shot on 35mm black & white film using a hand cranked Bell & Howell 2709 camera, with 'interior' scenes of the sheriff's office shot on an open-air set. The Niles Canyon Railway was recruited for a train robbery scene in the Canyon. Some of the vintage props used included a stagecoach, horse and buggy, 1908 Cadillac, steam engine and railroad passenger and baggage cars. The filmmakers were privileged to have the last living silent film star, Diana Serra Cary, known as Baby Peggy on the screen, who worked in Hollywood from 1921 to 1926 make a cameo. The story of the film involves the Essanay Film Company on a train headed for Niles when bandits stop the train in Niles Canyon to take the strong box, and Broncho Billy helps the sheriff bring the robbers to justice. See less

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Name	Known for
Baby Peggy The Movie Star (as Diana Serra Cary) The Movie Star (as Diana Serra Cary) See fewer	Captain January (1924)
Bruce Cates Broncho Billy Broncho Billy See fewer	Weekend King (2007)
Joel Crowley Telegraph Operator Telegraph Operator See fewer	Broncho Billy and the Bandit's Secret (2013)
Bob Cuneo Zander Zander See fewer	Broncho Billy and the Bandit's Secret (2013)
Christopher Goodwin The Sheriff (as Christopher Green Goodwin) The Sheriff (as Christopher Green Goodwin) See fewer	Batman: Battle for the Cowl
Felicity Hart Sarah Paymer Sarah Paymer See fewer	Broncho Billy and the Bandit's Secret (2013)
Eric Leintz Riley Riley See fewer	Broncho Billy and the Bandit's Secret (2013)
Ross S. Mortensen Clarence Clarence See fewer	The Final Sunset (2025)
Vernon Putman Train Passenger Train Passenger See fewer	Wild Book (2014)
William Rogue Eli Paymer Eli Paymer See fewer	Pale Horse (III) (2014)
Shawn Rowe The Deputy The Deputy See fewer	Broncho Billy and the Bandit's Secret (2013)
Marco Zambrana Jess Robbins Jess Robbins See fewer	Legacy (X) (2017)

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