The Toll Gate
(1920) American
B&W : Six reels / 5590 feet
Directed by Lambert Hillyer

Cast: William S. Hart [‘Black’ Deering], Anna Q. Nilsson [Mary Brown], Joseph Singleton [Tom Jordan], Jack Richardson [sheriff], Master Richard Headrick [the little feller], H.L. Kyle [train conductor], Leo Willis, Fritz the horse

The William S. Hart Company production; distributed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation (Paramount Pictures Corporation) [Artcraft Pictures]. / Produced by William S. Hart. Scenario by Lambert Hillyer, from the screen story “By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them” by William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer. Art direction by Thomas A. Brierley. Technical direction by Cal Hoffner. Assistant director, William Curran (William Hughes Curran). Cinematography by Joe August (Joseph H. August). Second cameraman, Dwight Warren. Art titles by Harry Barndollar. Edited by LeRoy Hunt. / © 1 April 1920 by The William S. Hart Company [LP14979]. Premiered 29 March 1920 at Grauman’s Million Dollar Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Released 25 April 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the 1920s on state rights basis by Sandee Pictures.

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4509.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive, in the Museum of Modern Art film archive, and in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive.

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Mexicans - Mexico - Train conductors - Trains

Listing updated: 3 April 2009.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4509; Bohn-Light pp. 96, 97; Everson-American p. 249; Koszarski-Hart pp. xvii, xviii, xx, 121-123; Lee-Not pp. 74-76; Limbacher-Feature p. 254; Shipman-Cinema p. 70; Vermilye-Twenties p. 76 : ClasIm-240 p. 45 : with additional information provided by Lynna Kay Shuffield.

Home video: DVD.