Ruth of the Range is a fifteen episode American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, in which a young woman attempts to rescue her father from a gang that has kidnapped him in order to find out his secret for making "Fuelite," a substitute for coal.[1] The film was the final feature created by scenarist Gilson Willets for Pathe Productions,[2] and is now thought to be a lost film.[3]
Ruth of the Range | |
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Directed by | Ernest C. Warde |
Written by | John W. Grey |
Produced by | Gilson Willets Frank L. Smith |
Starring | Ruth Roland Bruce Gordon |
Cinematography | Allen Q. Thompson |
Edited by | Richard C. Currier Lena Hali |
Production companies | Ruth Roland Serials, Inc. United Studios Inc. |
Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Country | United States |
Language | Silent (with English intertitles) |
The series had three directors: the credited director was Ernest C. Warde, son of famed actor Frederick Warde, and was reportedly fired for filming too many close-ups of Roland; his replacement, W. S. Van Dyke, soon quit for another job; and Frank Leon Smith was hired to complete the serial.[2] Gillets died during filming but before he had completed the script, leaving Smith to create his own story from existing footage.[2] Roland left the feature before filming was complete, so Smith filmed her final scenes using her stuntman, Bob Rose, wearing a wig.[2]
Films directed by Ernest C. Warde | |
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Pathé Exchange serials | |
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With Wharton, Inc. (1914–1915) | |
With Astra Films (1916–1920) | |
With Ruth Roland Serials (1919-1924) | |
Pathé Exchange Only (1921–1929) |
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