Pinto Ben
AKA [Horns and Hoofs]
(1915) American
B&W : Two reels
Directed by William S. Hart

Cast: William S. Hart [Boss Rider], Fritz the horse [Pinto Ben]

Broncho Motion Picture Company (New York Motion Picture Corporation) production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Thomas H. Ince. From the poem “Pinto Ben” by William S. Hart. Cinematography by Robert Doeran. / © 19 March 1924 by Tri-Stone Pictures, Incorporated. Released 25 August 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The production was shot 21 April through 5 May 1915. The film was rereleased in the USA by Tri-Stone Pictures, Incorporated, on 19 March 1924. Hart recorded a reading of his poem for Victor Records (catalog number 9297) on 18 October 1928.

Drama: Western.

Survival Status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Keywords: Animals: Horses

Listing updated: 26 April 2005.

References: Koszarski-Hart pp. xviii, 29, 30; Lee-Not p. 71.