The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek is a 1914 American silent short Western film directed by Allan Dwan and featuring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush, and Lon Chaney.[1] Chaney also wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Elliott J. Clawson.[2]
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Lon Chaney Elliott J. Clawson |
| Starring | Murdock MacQuarrie Pauline Bush Lon Chaney |
| Cinematography | Lee Bartholomew |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
A vile bully known as The Greaser is terrorizing the young ladies in a mining town called Whispering Creek. When he tries to accost a young orphan teenage girl, her fiance Bashful Bill gives the Mexican a sound beating. Soon after, a handsome stranger rides into town and saves the girl from the Greaser a second time, then falling in love with her himself, he tries to romance Bill's girlfriend, unaware that she is engaged. When he learns Bill and the young lady are set to be wed, he decides to not interfere in Bill's happiness. The stranger leaves town, but on the way out, he spots the Greaser lying in ambush, plotting to kill Bashful Bill. The stranger and the Greaser shoot it out, and wind up killing each other in the gunfight, saving Bill's life in the process.
Cast
- Murdock MacQuarrie as The Stranger
- Pauline Bush as The Orphan
- William C. Dowlan as Bashful Bill
- Lon Chaney as The Greaser
- George Cooper as The Kid
- Mary Ruby as The Kid's Sweetheart
- Doc Crane as Prospector
- William Lloyd as Prospector
- John Burton as Prospector
References
- "Silent Era: The Tragedy of Whispering Creek". silentera. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- http://lonchaney.org/filmography/20.html