Rose of the Rancho is a 1914 American silent Western film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is based upon the play of the same name by David Belasco and Richard Walton Tully. The film cost $16,988 to make, and grossed $87,028.[1][2]
| Rose of the Rancho | |
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 Scene from the film. | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Written by | David Belasco (play) Richard Walton Tully (play) Cecil B. DeMille |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Bessie Barriscale |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Production company | Jesse Lasky Feature Plays |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The film was remade in 1936 by Paramount and starred John Boles and Gladys Swarthout.[3]
Plot
editEsra Kincaid (La Reno) takes land by force and, having taken the Espinoza land, his sights are set on the Castro rancho. US government agent Kearney (Johnston) holds him off till the cavalry shows up and he can declare his love for Juanita "The Rose of the Rancho" (Barriscale).
Cast
edit- Bessie Barriscale as Juanita
- Dick La Reno as Esra Kincaid
- Jack W. Johnston as Kearney, Government Agent (as J.W. Johnston)
- Monroe Salisbury as Don Luis Del Torre
- James Neill as Padre Antonio
- Sydney Deane as Espinoza
- William Elmer as Half Breed
- Jane Darwell as Senora Castro Kenton, Juanita's
- Al Ernest Garcia
- Jeanie Macpherson (as Jeanie McPherson)
- Mrs. Lewis McCord
- Francisca de la Vinna as Priest at wedding ceremony
- William C. deMille (uncredited)
- Lucien Littlefield (uncredited)
Preservation
editA complete 35 mm print of Rose of the Rancho is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 30, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Rose of the Rancho". silentera.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Rose of the Rancho". afi.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Rose of the Rancho". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 25, 2024.