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Calamity Anne, Guardian
Also known as [Calamity Anne’s Ward]
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 907 feet
Directed by Allan Dwan

Cast: Louise Lester [Calamity Anne], J. Warren Kerrigan [the ranger], Jessalyn Van Trump [the orphan girl], Marshall Neilan [the orphan girl’s brother], Jack Richardson [the outlaw]

American Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by Film Supply Company of America. / Produced by William Lee. / Released [?] 10 July or 30 September? 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA by Mutual Film Corporation on 23 November 1916.

Comedy-Drama: Western.

Synopsis: [?] [From Reel Life]? During the raid on an emigrant train the girl and her brother, the only survivors, are attacked by the villain who kidnaps the girl and takes her to the camp of Calamity Anne, who takes a liking to the girl and becomes her guardian angel. The girl’s brother is killed and a ranger takes the locket containing the girl’s picture from his neck and recognizes the girl in Calamity Anne’s camp. Later, Calamity Anne holds the villain and his band at bay and the girl and the ranger make their escape. The girl and the ranger come to the spot where the girl’s brother is buried and here she asks the ranger if he is going to leave her there alone. His answer is to take her into his arms.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm nitrate positive, 35mm acetate duplicate negative].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 November 2022.

References: Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Andrew Van Gorp.

 
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