A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Harry Carey (left) and Betty Schade. Photograph: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Harry Carey [Lin McLean], Betty Schade [Katie Lusk], Mollie Malone (Molly Malone) [Jessamine Buckner], Millard K. Wilson (M.K. Wilson) [‘The Virginian’], Vester Pegg [Tommy Lusk], Ed Jones [‘Honey’ Wiggin], William A. Carroll [Lusk], [?] Roy Clark or Robert Clark? [Billy], Sam de Grasse

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [A Universal Special Attraction]. / Scenario by George Hively, from the novel Lin McLean by Owen Wister. Cinematography by Ben F. Reynolds. / © 23 July 1918 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP12683]. Released 17 August 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Lin McLean. [?] Braff-Universal n. 9296 lists the release date as 12 August 1918.

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.5109.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Adoptions - Cowboys - Christmas - Death: Suicide - Marriages: Desertions, Neglected wives - Poison - USA: Colorado: Denver

Listing updated: 5 January 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.5109; Braff-Universal n. 9296; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 30; Sinclair-Ford p. 231 : ClasIm-240 p. 47 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.