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The Ransom of Red Chief

  • 1911
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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ComedyShortWestern

After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwad's easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom. They acc... Read allAfter reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwad's easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom. They accordingly hire a rig, take the boy and conceal him in a cave. The boy, instead of weeping a... Read allAfter reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwad's easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom. They accordingly hire a rig, take the boy and conceal him in a cave. The boy, instead of weeping and wailing for home and mother, proclaims himself "Red Chief" and makes it uncomfortable f... Read all

  • Director
    • J. Searle Dawley
  • Writer
    • O. Henry
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    • Yale Boss
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    9
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    • Director
      • J. Searle Dawley
    • Writer
      • O. Henry
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      • Yale Boss
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    Two desperate men kidnap Yale Boss, the son of a rich business, to hold him for ransom. However... Oh, why bother giving a synopsis? This is one of O. Henry's two best-known stories, and if by some chance you're not familiar with it, you're better off taking ten minutes to read it than half a minute reading this review. So go do that and we'll discuss the movie when you come back.

    So, how is the movie? There are a few problems with it. First, Yale Boss, in his third movie, is not very good. Second, this one is very title-heavy for an Edison film in this period, and they give away the ending before the actors can show us. Because O. Henry's stories usually had twist endings, this leaves the audience hanging with little in the way of surprise.

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 1911 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Production company
      • Edison Manufacturing Company
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    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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