Tennessee's Pardner

Tennessee's Pardner
A masked man with a gun looks at two women in front of him
Scene from the film
Directed byGeorge Melford
Screenplay byMarion Fairfax
Based on"Tennessee’s Pardner"
by Bret Harte
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringFannie Ward
Jack Dean
Charles Clary
Jessie Arnold
Ronald Bradbury
Raymond Hatton
CinematographyPercy Hilburn
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 6, 1916 (1916-02-06)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Tennessee's Pardner is a surviving 1916 American Western film directed by George Melford, written by Marion Fairfax, and starring Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Charles Clary, Jessie Arnold, Ronald Bradbury, and Raymond Hatton. It was released February 6, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The film was based upon the 1869 Bret Harte story "Tennessee’s Pardner," which has also been filmed as The Flaming Forties (1924), The Golden Princess (1925), and Tennessee's Partner (1955).

Premise

Fannie Ward plays the part of a young girl whose parents are separated on their journey to California. When her father is killed, she is left in the care of her father's friend.[3]

Cast

Preservation status

The film is preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive and/or the Library of Congress collection.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Tennessee-s-Pardner - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Tennessee's Pardner (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ^ The Ogden standard. (Ogden City, Utah), 12 Feb. 1916
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Tennessee's Pardner
  5. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.180 c.1978 by the American Film Institute