His Bitter Pill
(1916) American
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Fred Fishback (Fred Hibbard)

Cast: Mack Swain [Big-Hearted Jim], Louella Maxam [the girl he loves], Ella Haines [his mother], Edgar Kennedy [his rival]; Shorty Hamilton [short cowboy], Tom Kennedy [henchman]

Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Assistant director H. Raymaker (Herman C. Raymaker). Cinematography by J.R. Lockwood. / Released 30 April 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working title: A Rough Diamond.

Comedy: Western.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Film Preservation Associates film collection [35mm preservation positive], and in private collections [8mm reduction positives].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Log cabins - Police: Sheriffs - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 16 March 2005.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Everson-American pp. 248, 264; Kerr-Silent p. 69; Lahue-Kops pp. 102-103, 159; Lahue-Triangle p. 131 : Website-IMDb.