Chimmie Fadden Out West

1915 film

  • November 21, 1915 (1915-11-21)
CountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitlesBudget$15,096[1]Box office$72,036[1]

Chimmie Fadden Out West is a 1915 American silent Western comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was made as a sequel to Chimmie Fadden.[2]

Location shooting took place in Death Valley, California.[3]

Plot

Chimmie is sent out west as part of a scam by a railroad company. He is to pretend to find gold, then retreat as the company takes advantage. Things do not go as planned.[4]

Cast

  • Victor Moore as Chimmie Fadden
  • Camille Astor as The Duchess
  • Raymond Hatton as Larry
  • Mrs. Lewis McCord as Mother Fadden
  • Ernest Joy as Mr. Van Courtlandt
  • Tom Forman as Antoine
  • Florence Dagmar as Betty Van Courtlandt
  • Harry Hadfield as Preston
  • Ramona the mule as herself
  • Henry Bergman as the hotel keeper

Preservation

A complete 35 mm print of Chimmie Fadden Out West is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Chimmie Fadden Out West". Silent Era. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "Chimmie Fadden Out West". afi.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Put Chimmie Fadden Into a Movie Play. Townsend's Bowery Boy Wins Many Laughs While Seeking a Mine Out West". The New York Times. November 22, 1915. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Chimmie Fadden Out West". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

External links

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